2012: no singularity for civilization, yet, but a new season of Sherlock. Irene Adler as a dominatrix reminds me of Lady Heather from CSI, but I suppose the character stays true to her Machiavellian origin rather than to cater to prurient network television audiences. While Guy Ritchie overuses the fight-by-numbers routine in his second movie (with little else), here are wonderful new depictions of the analytical process, including a Smallville-like slow-mo sequence of it at work.

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