Unlike the 2009 hit that preceded this one there's very little mystery to be found here, not much in the way of puzzles in need of being solved.

It's complete trash and makes a mockery of Holmes's vaunted deductive reasoning.

Downey's career is something of a game of shadows, but it's one still worth playing, for now.

If one can set aside some of the deviations of these modern twists on the classic characters and simply pick up a bowl of popcorn instead, they’ll be pleased with the game that is afoot.