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As far as I'm concerned, the best portrayal of Sherlock Holmes ever, on the small or big screens. It's obvious that Rupert Everett delved into the books because his portrayal also happens to be the closest to the literary Holmes. Flawed, self-absorbed and a hopeless addict, Everett treats us to a still-infallible yet completely-human Holmes. If only his name became synonymous with theatrical Holmes instead of the abominable Basil Rathbone. Sigh. The mystery is a good one. I saw one reviewer say it was "predictable". If true, then I'm a idiot because it wasn't the slightest bit predictable to me. I saw the twist at about the same time Holmes did, so that was pretty satisfying. Acting was superb all around. Set design and production were fantastic. If you truly love "whodunnits" then there's not much here not to love.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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not my fave holmes, basil rathbone

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Rupert Everett plays Holmes so languid...almost limp. Lacks charisma, sorry. Quite disappointing.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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A faithful rendering of the traditional Holmes. While difficult to follow, it really does not matter, Sherlock is on the case. A serial killer stalking the teen-aged daughters of the aristocracy brings Sherlock Holmes out of his drug-filled semi-retirement. The first time I have ever seen Holmes sub-contract out his vital work to someone else. He gives an assignment to a female very well acquainted to psycoanylitic work. The interview is an astounding piece of drama. [img]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-L3olDcWSV74/Uw-pJJ0mkWI/AAAAAAAAKB8/udNCbnWtP7c/s1600/vlcsnap-2014-02-18-20h56m22s33.png[/img] "In November 1903, young women are being killed in London, each with a silk stocking shoved down her throat. Watson seeks help from the retired and bored Holmes, who determines that the victims are well-born ladies, not prostitutes. Evidence found include a thumbprint, a pair of ladies' dancing shoes, broken glass, a strong smell of chloroform, and a silk stocking removed from a victim's gullet. It seems the killer has a foot fetish."---wikipedia [img]http://digitalpopcorn.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/sherlock-stocking.jpeg?w=300&h=168[/img] The new Sherlock 2004 SEE the entire film here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHgIxgCNYeU [img]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VmYf8vOVAk8/T1snz73OX6I/AAAAAAAAB9M/su-wEr4ST1I/s400/rupert.jpg[/img] Holmes,left and Watson,right REVIEWS by those like us: 80% Quite good. Michael Fassbender is awesome, and Rupert Everet makes a great Holmes. 70% Predictable but it had a more modern, rather than stuffy, feel and that needs to be more prevalent in period drama, especially of the mystery variety.... [img]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GkAjTgdhTrM/Uw-pKH9J1SI/AAAAAAAAKCI/wAeDuQHs9t8/s1600/vlcsnap-2014-02-18-20h59m33s134.png[/img] NOTES: 1 Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking is a British television movie originally broadcast on BBC One in the UK on December 26, 2004. 2 Reviews of the drama were generally mixed. Robert Bianco of USA Today remarked, "Everett [Sherlock]sticks close enough to the outline created by Arthur Conan Doyle to be recognizably Sherlockian, and yet he deviates enough to create an amusing character all his own." 3 "This is a departure," said Rebecca Eaton, executive producer for WGBH in Boston, which produced the show with the BBC and Tiger Aspect Productions. "That's what we say at PBS when we don't know what is going to happen. We could be arrested by the Conan Doyle police - or at least severely reprimanded - because we are departing from the canon." [img]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sT1zuOFHfrM/Uw-pKiO3ZqI/AAAAAAAAKCQ/34SL1sLoDAM/s1600/vlcsnap-2014-02-18-21h03m32s241.png[/img] Director:Simon Cellan Jones Writer:Allan Cubitt Stars:Rupert Everett, Nicholas Palliser, Neil Dudgeon Runtime:99 min Sound Mix:Stereo Color:Color [img]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bJ0i3m_v3XY/Uw-pK_AFRlI/AAAAAAAAKCY/lX12rrsnBkc/s1600/vlcsnap-2014-02-18-22h46m42s197.png[/img] Sherlock

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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An interesting portrayal of the famous detective, including the drug-use. Everett's a little too good-looking to be the detective, playing him with a sense of lushness not normally associated with the good Holmes.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Quite good. Michael Fassbender is awesome, and Rupert Everet makes a great Holmes.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Simon Cellan Jones

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Rupert Everett

Sherlock Holmes

Ian Hart

Dr. Watson

Jonathan Emmett

Policeman

Nicholas Pallister

Dr. Dunwoody

Anne Carroll

Mrs Hudson

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Synopsis

The detective (Rupert Everett) and Dr. Watson (Ian Hart) investigate the death of a young woman found in the Thames.

Director: Simon Cellan Jones
Screenwriter: Allan Cubitt
Production Co: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), WGBH, Tiger Aspect Productions
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English (United Kingdom)
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016

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