Film Review Podcast: “Young Adult” & “Sherlock Holmes”

I would have been much more positive about the latest Sherlock Holmes action adventure romp featuring Robert Downey Jr. aa the now pumped up sleuth, and Jude Law as his partner in crime solving, if . . . it wasn’t a Sherlock Holmes movie.

Guns, fights, explosions, chases, romantic trysts . . . they’re all to be found here. The only problem is none of that has anything to do with Arthur Conan Doyle’s brilliant creation.

So, I came with the thunder. I’m sure Basil Rathbone is smiling at my take on the affair.

“Young Adult” is a slyly cynical film, ostensibly about a gal who was Queen of the Hop in high school, and has gone on to seeming fame and fortune in the big city. She returns to the homestead to steal away her old prep beau. He happens to be happily married with a new baby he adores. Nothing happens as you expect it to, a good thing indeed.

The film is a brilliant if disturbing character study.

Listen up to hear why I find the movie and Charlize Theron’s performance among the best of the year.