‘Sherlock’ owns

Clever and edgy, Guy Ritchie’s “Sherlock Holmes” re-imagines the brilliant detective in an adventure that brings him head to head with some of his most ingenious foes. Robert Downey, Jr.’s street-smart, dauntless Holmes marvels; the character’s inventive crime-solving methods and calculating mind are focused on, aside from his personality quirks. Downey is joined by Jude Law (as the questioning but devoted sidekick Dr. Watson), Rachel McAdams (as stealthy Irene Adler), and Mark Strong (as the mysterious Lord Blackwood). Enigmas are unraveled and/or debunked creatively and humorously, but a few story ideas are smartly left out, possibly to be explored later in a “Sherlock Holmes” sequel.