Anya ,'Storyteller'
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But shirtless boxing?
The boxing is canonical, at least, though I don't know about the shirtlessness.
[Also,] Is it later in time than the books?
The Sherlock Holmes stories covered a pretty big amount of time. Technically, if Irene Adler is in the movie, it would be quite early in the canon, but something makes me suspect this movie does not have both feet in canon.
I don't know if shirtless is true to the period.
If you see boxing posters from the late Victorian era, the illos often have the boxers shirtless, wearing long, tight trousers tucked into shin-high boots.
the boxers shirtless, wearing long, tight trousers tucked into shin-high boots.
Huh. That's a look I hope gets revived.
Well, maybe not for him....
OK, I'll keep an open mind. And re-read the stories and try to get what's his name out of my head.
Well, maybe not for him....
Go check the link I posted tommy.
RDJ playing more addicts worries me.
Paul Bettany skeeves you, Barb? Why?
Paul Bettany skeeves you, Barb? Why?
I don't know why, exactly. Something about the severe lines of his face kind of give off a serial killer vibe to me. I buy him very easily as a villain, but have a harder time with him as a hero or romantic lead, which is horribly unfair, I know, but sometimes, being that distinctive looking can be a real detriment.
He was convincingly creepy as the poor crazy albino monk in the Da Vinci Code. But otherwise he'll always be Chaucer to me.
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