6. The Chase Sequence At The End Defies London Geography In Insane Ways - Sherlock Holmes
The Robert Downey Jr. version of
Sherlock Holmes, for the most part, granted audiences an interesting new take on the character and imbued Arthur Conan Doyle's iconic creation with a new-found popularity. It also took a bunch of liberties with the geography of London on the whole, having been directed by - you guessed it - a non-Englishman who didn't give a damn about that sort of thing. Oh, wait. No. Guy Richie directed this movie. Which means there should be no excuses when it comes to the chase sequence at the end of the movie, which begins in the sewers beneath the Houses of Parliament, and culminates a few minutes later atop Tower Bridge.
What's wrong with that? you say.
Aren't all the monuments in London that close together? Uh, no. Those monuments are about 3 miles away from one another, in fact. It's not like Doyle would have cared about minor details like that though, right? Uh...