It didn’t take us long to come up with a family activity after Chicky got home on Saturday.
There was some discussion about which movie we were going to see and wound up deciding on Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.
Now, y’all know how I am about movies.
I don’t like cussing, and I don’t like sexual references and nudity.
What I do like is comedic relief, and this movie has TONS of it!
We were laughing from the opening scenes, and the laughter continued until the end.
There was a ton of action, which pleased the guys.
As a reading teacher and lover of words, I appreciated the advanced vocabulary and began thinking of ways to incorporate some of the context into my classroom.
Sad, eh?
With all of that said, I have to point out a few things I didn’t like.
First of all, the plot was complicated. It took me a little while to catch on to what was going on.
Perhaps I’m just slow, or perhaps my brain is fried from being a new teacher.
The second thing that bothered me was the one scene that had a NAKED rear end.
And the scene went on and on.
At first, you only see half of the male’s rear, but then you’re treated (cough) to the full rear view.
The scene includes an actress, so I wasn’t thrilled about that either. However, the scene was not overtly sexual in nature, if that makes sense.
I don’t recommend this movie for children below high school age.
I sincerely wonder how many high schoolers will really understand all of the dialogue in the movie. They will, however, be able to follow the plot. Kids multi-task quite well.
Ultimately, my family really enjoyed the movie. It’s refreshing to see a sequel that is as good as the movie it follows.
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