And it has Rachel McAdams! I love her.

Yes, it was a lot better than I thought it would be. The action complimented the mystery, which took the main focus, rather than the action being centre stage as you might expect from Guy Ritchie.

And to be fair Holmes does get up to some fist-fighty action in the books. He's supposed to be really good at martial arts, boxing and using a sword, cane or pistol. No explosions though, like that scene at the abattoir