I want more Rachel McAdams!

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

I started into this film a few minutes too late, maybe 1-2 and it began with Rachel McAdams’s death. So shocking! I was excited to see a film with her for a second and then she died without myself ever finding out why. I also didn’t realize throughout the entire film that this was a sequel – I just thought it was some mindless action movie and that’s it.

My favorite aspect about watching movies in a public space is the experience of hearing other people laugh. When Holmes and Watson started to dance, there was this lady who was squeaking with laughter behind me. I loved it. Apart from that, the film didn’t actually provide that much comedic relief. It was indeed mostly a story with silly action scenes, a mystery to solve and many crazy scenes. I am surprised I didn’t find a plot hole in the huge mess of Sherlock Holmes’s scheme in which even the wife had a role at the end.

Perhaps the film could have been better if it had a stronger female lead, which Rachel McAdams could potentially have provided. There is a part of me who really wants to see the first film now.