'It's the least Guy Ritchie Guy Ritche movie Guy Ritchie has ever made.'

Sherlock and Watson in that movie sound like Kermode and Mayo

I heard this live... I almost crashed the car I was so shocked.

I'd pay to watch a film about the geezerish antics of Jimmy the Snout

jimmy the snout - lol - hahaha - love kermode

I like the fact that Mark Kermode did seem to be genuinely pleased to have derived pleasure from a Guy Ritchie film! Could the infamous sea have parted? Personally I can see where Mark is coming from on some points. I liked Lock Stock and Snatch and thought they were interestingly done and amusing. Sure, its all geezers and guns, but I first watched it as almost a caricature of that world, and it was funny, it was only when I realised Ritchie was serious about it that I began to worry.

Wow a Guy Ritchie movie that Mark likes.

they are one of the very few good shows on any BBC radio or TV. They need to stay together

Both Sherlock Holmes films are brilliant and I won’t hear another word said about it.

The woman is Irene Adler... the only woman Holmes has ever admired. And the only woman who ever got the better of him. See "Scandal in Bohemia" So - not a thrown-in character put in there as a sop to the American audience.

I am with Mark on this one! I thought this film was great and enjoyed the second one as well.... In the past I have found Guy Ritchie's movies about London's underworld very uninteresting and think it cements a poor genre of British cinema that has crossed over to Hollywood also.... I think Snatch might have been the most bearable about of them and like the concept of a cross-over narrative film but just never felt he could do it well! That said this film was a great piece of cinematography, acting and most importantly scriptwriting!

Well it's like with James Bond; nobody wanted to see a grittier version after the Pierce Brosnan era, but it took Daniel Craig and Casino Royale to prove them wrong. What I like about the clip is their timing. Most comedies nowadays are totally lacking in this department. The snappiness of their relationship is on display beautifully there; you really get a sense of interplay. Maybe because Law and Downey really know what they're doing unlike the geezers Ritchie normally works with.

This was a fun reinvention of the Holmes scene. Good film!

This is a spot on review. Enjoyable film.

I would like to hear his view on the BBC Sherlock: A Study In Pink.

amazing, i might have to watch this one at some point then

I stand corrected.

It's more entertaining when he doesn't like a movie.

Wow, I thought I was listening to a review of the second Sherlock Holmes movie. I didn't realize it was a review of the first one until the last minute. They're really similar.

If you hate Mark Kermode so much, why are you always watching his reviews?

I liked lock stock and Snatch and liked this movie. It was really fun.

BOOOM, i love this guy

"A Cameron movie that you liked" Wait, surely Avatar isn't the first? If he didn't like Aliens or Terminator 2 I'd be very surprised.

Also as the white black guy in Tropic Thunder playing off the younger guy and the actual black guy. (Because Ben Stiller and Jack Black's characters were insane as well).

The film’s issues are the direction & its length, however the film’s well acted, stylish, well scored & the set pieces seem realistic. (74%) (3.5/5 stars) (positive)

He's moving to Radio 2.

No it's still going. Mayo is leaving his usual daytime slot for Radio 1 but he's still coming back to 5 Live every Friday at 3 with Kermode.

I'm so glad he liked it cos I thought "I liked this movie, but Mark is gonna hate it, and then I feel annoyed the next time I watch it". But low and behold, he likes it, too!

sherlock holmes was an amazing movie!

No he's moving to Radio 1 for the Breakfast show.

"I'm actually warming to the characters in a Guy Ritchie film!"

Jimmy the Snout! LOL

@skinwalkerxxx We'll agree to disagree. I thought Jude Law was very funny and held the film together.

Yeah, I admit I enjoy Lock Stock and Snatch, but I haven't liked anything since then. But if Kermode likes it then it couldn't be that bad.

Is the Kermode/Mayo show coming to an end?

@skinwalkerxxx True, but to me, Downey is only ever as good as his straight men/women. He needs solid actors to be his anchor while he goes crazy (i.e. Val Kilmer in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Gwyneth in Iron Man, Jude Law in this.)

WTF does Irene Adler being in the movie have to do with appeasing Americans? She's been in pretty much every Sherlock Holmes production ever made and is entertaining because Holmes rarely meets anyone that can fluster him. She plays a central part in the movie and was portrayed beautifully by McAdams.

i was surprised at how much i enjoyed the film

@TulseLuper yes i thought Law was very good

Fucking kermode, guy Richie is a genius

Jimmy the Snout! Mumbles!

radio1? he's on 1?

Irene Adler is Sherlocks love interest even in the books.

Snatch is still one of my top 100 of all time

Kermode liked Howard the Duck. That is all.

@Minic15 så soft

He's ok but he's no Christopher Nolan or David Fincher.

Holmes and Watson is the gayest movie couple ever. Even brokeback mountain has to take a backseat to this film

I think Jimmy the Snout and Mumbles were in the Blue Carbuncle, so their absence makes sense.