Director Billy Wilder adds a new and intriguing twist to the personality of intrepid detective Sherlock Holmes. One thing hasn't changed however: Holmes' crime-solving talents. Holmes and Dr. Watson take on the case of a beautiful woman whose husband has vanished. The investigation proves strange indeed, involving six missing midgets, villainous monks, a Scottish castle, the Loch Ness monster, and covert naval experiments. Can the sleuths make sense of all this and solve the ... (Full plot summary below)
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Director Billy Wilder adds a new and intriguing twist to the personality of intrepid detective Sherlock Holmes. One thing hasn't changed however: Holmes' crime-solving talents. Holmes and Dr. Watson take on the case of a beautiful woman whose husband has vanished. The investigation proves strange indeed, involving six missing midgets, villainous monks, a Scottish castle, the Loch Ness monster, and covert naval experiments. Can the sleuths make sense of all this and solve the mystery?
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| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonThis existing version is still fascinating, funny and clever. |
| VarietyVariety StaffIt is in large part old-fashioned, in that it's mile-wide and ancient-history Sherlock Holmes, but it's also handsomely produced and directed with incisiveness by Wilder. |
| BBC.comJamie RussellWhile it never achieves what the lost three hour print could have accomplished, this is still one of the sparkiest adventures that the private detective ever left 221b Baker Street for. |
| Film Freak CentralBill ChambersA mismatch of flavours (Holmes, Wilder) the thought of which doesn't so much turn your stomach as lead to speculation, and the taste of which is soured only by a foreknowledge of missed opportunities. |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeThe setup is brilliant. The central mystery -- concerning the Loch Ness Monster -- is less rewarding, and its shaggy sea-monster solution somewhat less than that. |
| MovieMartyr.comJeremy HeilmanWilder's after something more profound than a simple mystery tale here and to a large extent he succeeds in his quest to cast the man in relief when held up against The Legend |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzStage actor Robert Stephens brilliantly plays Holmes with a nod and a wink. |
| Blu-ray.comBrian OrndorfHolmes is an extremely amusing and engaging picture, taking care of all the expected detective work as it offers a few surprises of its own. |
| StarburstJohn HigginsThe film is still enjoyable enough, with good support from Christopher Lee as Holmes' brother Mycroft and a criminally brief appearance by Irene Handl as Mrs. Hudson and it is the performances throughout that maintain the interest. |
| TIME MagazineStefan KanferThe entire effort may, I think, be ascribed to an insufficiency of imagination. |
