Sherlock Holmes (2009)

Awesomesauce! I just saw it and had a lot of fun doing so. I guess you shouldn't be very nitpicky about sticking to the original, because it is, well, not at all like that (saying this with my limited Doyle-experience of several short-stories). It was strongly pepped up with action scences and fist-fights (although very cleverly enacted fist-fights), but I like to have my action scences all the time from time to time, so that was fine. Also, movie!Holmes (Robert Downey Jr., mmmm, very sexy *purrs*) was a lot more eccentric than the original Holmes, but pretty convincing. Jude Law as Watson was great.
All in all, it was a clever and entertaining movie and at least the case Holmes and Watson needed to solve was unfurled in a very classic Holmes-ish manner. Lovers of detective stories are going to be satisfied, I think. Just in case nothing of the things mentioned above sparks your interest (action, actors, whodunnit, etc. pp) ... there's still the slashy subtext/bromance/manly friendship between Holmes and Watson. And believe me, it's very present, right to the point where it just pokes you in the eye. ;)

Now, where do I find the soundtrack ...?