The great Victorian detective returns in this action thriller directed by Guy Ritchie & starring Robert Downey Jr (in a Golden Globe-winning performance) Jude Law Rachel Mc Adams & Mark Strong Based on a new story by producer Lionel Wigram using Arthur Conan Doyle&s famous characters the film follows Sherlock Holmes (Downey Jr) & his loyal assistant Dr Watson (Law) as they deal with a mysterious new nemesis Lord Blackwood (Strong) a cult leader & Satanist who harbours the most deadly of intentions Abandoning the accepted portrayals of Holmes & Watson as perfected by Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce in the films of the 1930s & &40s Downey Jr&s Holmes is a modern bohemian man of action & intellect while Law&s Watson is no longer the bumbling fool of old but a much sharper character with an eye for the ladies & a taste for gambling