Tuesday's Top Trailer: Sherlock Holmes

Welcome to a new weekly feature here at Movies with Abe, Tuesday's Top Trailer. One of my favorite parts about going to see movies is the series of trailers that airs beforehand and, more often than not, the trailer is far better than the actual film. Each week, I'll be sharing a trailer I've recently seen. Please chime in with comments on what you think of the trailer and how you think the movie is going to be.

Sherlock Holmes - Opening December 25, 2009



I saw this one in its entirety for the first time before "The Informant" this past Friday. While the character teaser posters were fun, they weren't indicative of what this film would actually be like. The trailer doesn't waste any time amping up the action, and after a very legendary-style introduction to the character of Holmes, everything is very fast-paced and cool. It looks like Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law are going to make a fantastic team, and this should finally be a terrific role for the lovely Rachel McAdams. The best part, which I didn't know before seeing the trailer, is that Mark Strong, so excellent last year in both "Body of Lies" and "RocknRolla," is playing the villain. That's good to be great. In true action-adventure trailer fashion, the last quick cut is to a comic moment. This looks like it's going to be very much a Guy Ritchie film with slow-motion shots and a very rugged feel to it, which I think is fantastic. The use of Unstoppable by E.S. Posthumus tops it all off and just gets me very excited. Too bad we have to wait for so long!