GamerTab
That was an excellent one.
Payno
I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.
Philippa
All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.
ctyankee1
I like the Sherlock Holmes movies and about 18 people have played Sherlock Holmes.Matt Frewer was just awful in this movie. He kept making faces smiling, looking like he was trying to be humorous but he looked like a jerk.I have to say the one of the best actors played Dr Watson in this movie. Kenneth Welch played Watson and he was serious and believable. He reminded me of David Suchet who plays Poirot.There were twin brothers in this movie. One is dead killed by a poison dart and the the one wearing a cap, dressed like a man from India and really poor make up and acting.Some of Matt Frewer's movies were produced by Muse Entertainment Production. The opening of this movie said a Hallmark Presentation. I always respected Hallmark but in this case they were wrong, the movie stinks.I am getting ready to watch The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire 2002. This movie also has the same producer Muse and is also presented by Hallmark. I hope this movie is better.
royl666-1
I only caught the last 40 minutes or so of it on TV thank goodness. The accents are appalling, the acting wooden and artistic license has meant that the plot deviates from the original book in too many ways. I doubt very strongly that there was a dialogue coach - but if there was then he was taking money under false pretences.Matt Frewer was an awful choice for Holmes - it's almost as though he plays the part for laughs. The best actor who has played the part was Jeremy Brett - he was a manic-depressive and so fitted the part quite well.So far as I'm concerned this insult to a good story should never have been released and quietly burnt!
Gordy Wright
This was the worst Holmes film I have ever seen, and I see there are more of the same to come.The Main players, with the exception of Thaddeus Sholto were badly miscast, Frewer, who I quite like, and who was excellent as the Trash Cam Man in The Stand, borough a silly zany quality to Holmes that just shouldn't be there.Watson, who is about the same age as Holmes, appeared old enough to be his father.THe accents were somewhere between poor and awful, especially inspector Athenly Jones, he seemed to be a cross between English/Scottish/Welsh/Irish Jewish and Red Indian, it was awful.In all, a wasted Exercise, and down there with 'The evil beneath Loch Ness' in the really crappy film stakes.
smokehill retrievers
Banal, pedestrian treatment that ranks among the worst ever filmed -- perhaps equal to Charlton Heston's appalling effort some years ago. Imagine Holmes played by Dr.Zachary Smith of "Lost in Space" -- this will give you some idea of the abysmal casting of this grotesque mockery. We've seen many attempts at the Holmes character over the years, from quite good (Brett) to Godawful (Heston), but this is truly near the bottom of the barrel. The accents are ghastly, and all of Frewer's effete prancing and posing only invite comparison to a Fire Island production based on Gillette's humorously dated caricature of the Holmes character. Not one of the major characters was decently cast. Watson appeared to be 20-30 years older than Holmes, at least, and hardly a likely candidate for his eventual marriage to Mary Morstan. Probably a lot of the 30-60 female demographics will find this version palatable, but certainly no one else. Holmes buffs and serious film fans will detest it, as I did. I flipped the channel during the last half hour, just to keep from having to bring barf bags for my guests.
