Warbler said:

I know its been out while but, Sherlock Holmes. I can tell by the trailer it is nothing like the books.

It was surprisingly good. It isn't an adaptation of any of the great mysteries in Conan Doyle's series, rather than a continuation.

And for once Dr. Watson isn't a clumsy idiot like all of the other unfaithful adaptations. He is as helpful as he was in the books.

While it doesn't use any particular book as the story, it does have some great allusions to many of them.

The trailer only shows the action and never shows anything that made the film good. This movie has action, but it isn't constantly in your face.

This movie caught me off guard and I will go as far as saying that it is the best movie I have seen in 5 years. 10 if I really think about it.

Most people would say that it didn't follow the books, but it is the first that actually showed Holmes and Watson as they were written. The characters are not different at all.