Sherlock and Hugo

Three movies in one week.  Heaven.  Firstly Sherlock Holmes: A game of shadows was another slick film at the hand of Guy Ritchie.  Basically taking a formula that worked well in the first film and applying it to the second was the plan.  I loved the first one and thought the second ok and interesting and visually rich but not quite the exciting event that the first one was.  However, the action was thrilling and Robert Downey just charming and gorgeous.  Definitely a fun Saturday night film

Nic and I read the book The Invention of Hugo Cabret and loved it so much.  It is a stunning book with amazing hand drawn pictures and a great story.  The film was as beautiful and was interpreted beautifully.  Lovely Johnny Depp had a little cameo which is always a treat and later I realised he was also the producer.  Set in Paris in about 1925  it captured the love of a child, the development of machinery and some real sadness.  It was delicious and as many adults as children were in the audience.  Well worth a look.