Sherlock: Case of Evil
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DVD: Region Code 0Format: NTSC
DVD Release Date: 2006-12-22
Studio: Screen Media
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Movie Review: Gritty, dark but compulsively entertaining.
Summary: 4 Stars
I first caught this movie on USA network one night and was pleasantly surprised by the quality of both cast and script. James D'Arcy (probably best known for his role as Lt. Pullings in Master and Commander) makes a very attractive, young Sherlock Holmes. Brash enough to barge in uninvited on Scotland Yard investigations, vainglorious enough to keep newspaper clippings on his successes and wild enough to enjoy the limelight and perks of fame - namely female admirers. Holmes is a restless genius; absinthe is his drug of choice in the early days. But Holmes is still a recognizable Holmes and you know when he matures he will become the finest detective around.
One person distinctly underwhelmed at first however, is Dr John Watson. (Roger Morlidge) Watson sees the potential in Holmes and Morlidge also does a good job of foreshadowing the loyal friend and biographer to be. Their relationship in this movie reminds me a bit of Jeremy Brett and Edward Hardwicke; Watson is a bit older and rock steady, while Holmes leaps around from genuis to despair. Richard E. Grant, someone who seems to show up in almost every Euro/British production nowdays, plays Mycroft Holmes in a drastic departure from the books. He does a good job but one wishes there was more to his role than what we're shown. Exactly how did he get involved with Moriarty and drugs?
As usual, there is Professor Moriarty, this time played be Vincent D'Onofrio, the main man of Law & Order these days. D'Onofrio's Moriarty is no urbane, intellectual mathematics professor; he is a snarling, spitting evil drug lord whose relationship with the Holmes family goes back several years, starting with Mycroft. D'Onofrio is perhaps guilty of hamming it up but he is easily the most vibrant, evil Professor Moriarty that I've seen in quite a while.
Nicholes Gecks does a solid job with Inspector Lestrade (I wouldn't have minded more with him) and Gabrielle Anwar does a lot with a small role as the actress Rebecca Doyle. Its a pity there wasn't more with her either.
The film does have its drawbacks. To me, there are a lot of gratutiously gross autopsy scenes; some of them go on and on. Also, if you are one of those who simply cannot stand any deviation from the Doyle stories, you won't like this movie. For one, the Study in Scarlet never happened as Holmes and Watson meet in a morgue, where Watson is performing an autopsy. The changes with Holmes and Watsons' characters can be explained as they are both growing and learning but the changes with Mycroft and Moriarty are much deeper and more permament. Also, this is a very dark film, sometimes it almost feels claustrophobic. Holmes does some deducing in this one but if you're one who prefers rather sedate pipe puffing logic puzzles, you probably won't care for this.
However, if you can be somewhat flexible in your Holmesian tastes, I think you'll enjoy this movie. I've watched nearly every Holmes onscreen that I could find and I think it stacks up well. The acting is good, the plot is solid and the dialogue is crisp.
One trivia note: when USA aired this movie, there was a short scene with the injured Holmes in hospital where a nurse gives him morphine for his wounds, over his objections. It clearly foreshadows the coming dependence on cocaine but for some reason, this scene is deleted in the DVD. (Just thought I'd mention it.)
Summary of Sherlock: Case of Evil
The sexy, clever young Sherlock Holmes is in pursuit of England's most notorious serial killer. Things are never as they seem in this well-plotted dark urban tale of drugs, sex and murder. The diabolical Professor Moriarty has met his match with London's newest dynamic duo, Watson and Sherlock Holmes. This is where the legend begins.This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.
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