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Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock Holmes

October 13, 2008

Robert Downey Jr as Sherlock Holmes

Here is Robert Downey Jr. in Victorian costume as Sherlock Holmes.  Is this what you expected him to look like?

The image that was invented by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s illustrator, Sidney Paget and his description on the page was a bit different: “His very person and appearance were such as to strike the most casual observer. In height he was rather over six feet,and so excessively lean that he seemed to be considerably taller. His eyes were sharp and piercing, save during those intervals of torpor to which I have alluded; and his thin, hawk-like nose gave his whole expression an air of alertness and decision. His chin, too, had the prominence and squareness which mark the man of determination. His hands were invariable blotted with ink and stained with chemicals, yet he was possessed of extraordinary delicacy of touch, as I frequently had occasion to observe when I watched him manipulating the fragile philosophical instruments.” He was also frequently described as “Bohemian” and would slip into a lethargic lifestyle between cases.

Do you think Guy Ritchie will get criticized for re-imagining the character?

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