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Summary: swinging shagging sherlock
Review: I'm amused by the reviewer's who claim this is what Doyle intended. Oh yeah, Doyle wanted Holmes to be a swinging guy engaging in threesomes. That's exactly what Sir Arthur wanted. There's nothing sterile about this Holmes! Just kidding. This is diverting, but not true to Doyle's detective. More fun perhaps, but not right. The cast here is solid for what they are given, but Matt Frewer is still the "best" in the weird Holmes category.
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Summary: confused mess
Review: I'm usually a sucker for all things Sherlockian. I loved Young Sherlock Holmes, Murder By Decree, The Seven Percent Solution, A Study In Terror.. but I didn't care for this "Holmes" movie. Where's Sherlock? He ain't here! They didn't seem to know what they were doing when they put this together. Somebody saw From Hell too many times and combined that with James Bond and forgot to put Sherlock Holmes in the movie.
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Summary: The Ultimate Sherlock!
Review: Like the Ultimate Spiderman comic series which starts with the basics and redrafts it for a new audience so does Serlock: Case of Evil. It takes the basic elements and provides a new spin on Holmes as a good-looking, arrogant, publicity seeking Holmes who likes women.The movie looks great! Widescreen with a pounding score. This is the Holmes the BBC should have done as a man of action rather than the latest version of the Hound of the Baskervilles with Richard Roxborough. This movie in one way pays little fidelity to Holmes but captures another version that it Holmes were created today this is how he would be like. Its something akin to what we can expect from the new BBC series of Doctor Who in 2005.
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Summary: A well-done and accurate representation of Holmes and Watson
Review: My wife grabbed this DVD off the rental rack, I am usually very cautious about period pieces that I have never heard of, especially those pertaining to well-known fictitious characters such as Holmes. Maybe I am gun-shy after the horrible 'League of Extraordinary Gentlemen,' but there was nothing else to rent so we decided to give this one a go. Well, let me say I was pleasantly surprised! This is a great film with well-acted characters and a plot that moves along. Sure, it has its faults, the relationship between Holmes and Rebecca Dolye doesn't unfold to a level necessary later in the script (I won't ruin any of the plot); but the inclusion of Holmes' brother Mycroft to explain Holmes' disdain for Professor Moriarty as well as Mycroft's role in this movie are well done, as it the introduction of Watson into the film. Far from perfect, this was a very entertaining movie that grabbed my attention from the start and kept it throughout. I can understand why some Holmes fans wouldn't like it, his character does take a beating in this movie but his fundamental strengths are still highlighted. It isn't a Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's beloved character, but a genuine fan of Doyle's works (in other words, those who have read his books and not just watched movies based on them) will appreciate this version, which delves deeper into the character and his fault's than the more sterile versions done by Rathbone/Bruce. Don't get me wrong, I love those movies, but this adaptation of Doyle's work probably is much closer to what he intended. Bottom line, great movie and well worth renting/owning. Although rated 'R' it is a fairly tame movie with just a few scenes not suitable for younger viewers (e.g. autopsies).
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Summary: did moriarty make this one?!
Review: this isn't sherlock holmes! i managed to get twenty minutes into this thing and then i had to turn off. this is so incredibly off the mark it's ridiculous! worst "holmes" movie ever! i shall never say a bad word about matt frewer's eccentric kid oriented holmes again.
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Summary: Not traditional Sherlock-but still a treat
Review: Thought this story presents a younger Sherlock Holmes-who's character and appearance are quite different from the works of Conan Doyle (or the drawings of Arthur Paget)it is still a very good story which maintains the viewers interest throughout.
The Holmes in this story is rather sexually amoral--but the fate of the woman he loves at the hands of Moriarty-provides a plausible explanation for Holmes' later apparent disinterest in the fairer sex. In this story we are also given a reason for Holmes' original addiction to Opium.
James D'Arcy is far from my favorite Holmes-but his performance is adequate as long as one doesn't expect Jeremy Brett. The actor who portrays Watson is also adequate-though not outstanding. But, Vincent D'Onofrio is perfect as the evil Moriarty--far surpassing his performances on "Law & Order"--though a little "over the top"--his Moriarty is perfect-at least in my opinion.
Though some may dislike the revisionism--this is a very good story and well worth watching and owning!
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