I agree with most of the other 1 star comments. The high ratings must have been written by friends of friends.
Bad cast, silly plot, poor script and a complete waste of time. The only reason I watched it was because I have to watch all the Holmes films. I think the caste must all be friends of friends. Sherlock did not have any gravitas. He was smaller than Watson, too soft spoken and looks like a cockney gangster. Modern actors just can't do convincing posh accents any more. Rubbish diction and even more rubbish script.
If it was a parody or a comedy it would merit 3 or 4 stars. As an example of a naff film it gets 10.
When you have so many great and good productions to compete with you have to produce something that gets close to the required standards of excellence. And this does not get anywhere near.
Bad cast, silly plot, poor script and a complete waste of time. The only reason I watched it was because I have to watch all the Holmes films. I think the caste must all be friends of friends. Sherlock did not have any gravitas. He was smaller than Watson, too soft spoken and looks like a cockney gangster. Modern actors just can't do convincing posh accents any more. Rubbish diction and even more rubbish script.
If it was a parody or a comedy it would merit 3 or 4 stars. As an example of a naff film it gets 10.
When you have so many great and good productions to compete with you have to produce something that gets close to the required standards of excellence. And this does not get anywhere near.