Holmes and Watson (Downey and Law) have such an amazing best-friend-through-thick-and-thin chemistry that they are a pleasure to watch - fairly true to the original books written by Conan Doyle, with some interesting new twists. There was lots of action, some of it quite thrilling. The storyline made good sense. The green-screen recreations of Victorian London were UNBELIEVABLE! EXCEPTIONAL! Costumes were exquisite. The two female characters that acted as Holmes' femme fatale and Watson's fiance were perfect. All in all, this movie is a fun, raucous thrill ride. I took my 14-year old daughter and she loved it!