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‘Sherlock Holmes’ Packs a Punch

But his beautiful mind is lost in the shadows amid the bombs and banter.

Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law, or Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, face a new supervillain set on destroying the world in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.

Holmes and Watson square off against Professor Moriarty (Jared Harris), who has cooked up a scheme to pit various European nations against one another in the hope of profiting from the demand for weapons. 

A Gypsy fortuneteller, played by Noomi Rapace, tags along. Rachel McAdams, Holmes' love interest in the first film, makes a brief appearance. Guy Ritchie once again directs, turning Arthur Conan Doyle's classic literary character into just another Hollywood action hero.

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This is Sherlock Holmes 2.0—more of the same explosions and Holmes-Watson banter as the first film, just bigger and louder.

Holmes is supposed to be really distinguishing him from every other crime fighter; now, thanks to Hollywood, his brain is secondary. So the flick-o-meter gives Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows three out of five.

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In true Sherlock-style, head to for a glass of wine then head to for a pinch of tobacco.

In Canton, the movie runs at theat 1, ‎1:30, ‎4,  ‎4:30,‎  ‎7,‎  ‎7:30‎,  ‎9:50, and 10:15 p.m‎.

In Woodstock, the movie runs at the 1:45,‎ ‎2:30,‎ ‎4:30‎, ‎5:15‎, 7:15‎, 8, and 10 p.m.

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