# Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock Holmes **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 15, 2010, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-downey-jr-as-sherlock-holmes/550304 "2010-08-15T04:04:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2010, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-downey-jr-as-sherlock-holmes/550304/41 "2010-08-20T17:23:17Z")
I noticed in your linked thread, **Elendil’s Heir** , that some people seemed to have had a problem with the supernatural overtones in the movie, and that it was un-Holmesian. Poppycock! 1. It was also pointed out that Doyle made pretty extensive use of the faux-supernatural, and that just as in a Doyle story, all of the supernatural-appearing elements in the movie were then later proven to be chicanery. 2. I found it entirely natural that a sorcerous cult-leader would be a villain in a story set in the 1890’s. After all, there was an explosion of charlatanry and spiritualism around that time. The choice of villains had undeniable historical verisimilitude. 3. I don’t know why people seem so locked in on Holmes being a staid, dry, bloodless detective. He plainly was not that way in the stories. Doyle’s stories were the sensationalist pulp of their time. Nothing at all wrong with throwing in some ass-kicking. ---
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2010, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-downey-jr-as-sherlock-holmes/550304/42 "2010-08-20T17:44:09Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > The sequel will feature[Daniel Day Lewis as Professor Moriarty](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000358/news). (No word on how the negotiations to sign Andy Dick for the role of Mycroft are going.) I would be surprised if anyone would insure the movie with Andy Dick in it… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-downey-jr-as-sherlock-holmes/550304.md?page=2)