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The success of any Sherlock Holmes 2009 2 rests on its cast. Ritchie brought back the core duo but added phenomenal new blood.

Holmes defeats Blackwood by debunking superstition. He defeats Moriarty by sacrificing his presumed safety. In an era of QAnon and defense contractors, these two villains have aged better than any other Holmes rogue's gallery. Jared Harris’ Moriarty, in particular, is terrifying precisely because he is calm. He doesn’t want to kill Holmes; he just finds him a "bother." That clinical indifference is chilling. sherlock holmes 2009 2

: Sherlock wins "two papers" after his fight, using one to buy a ring. Sherlock Holmes (2009) #2 (Comic) The success of any Sherlock Holmes 2009 2 rests on its cast

If the 2009 film was about establishing the world, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) was about testing it. The stakes were raised immediately by the introduction of Professor Moriarty, Holmes’ intellectual equal and arch-nemesis. He defeats Moriarty by sacrificing his presumed safety