Not Sherlock's Greatest But A Pretty Good Film
I like Arthur Wontner's portrayal of the great detective Sherlock Holmes. He is not as flamboyant and arrogant as Basil Rathbone's Sherlock but Wontner is still fun to watch - just not nearly as fun as Rathbone.
This movie starts out with a backstory where we what happened years before the current time the film is set in. We witness a death and robbery of treasure, then we fast-forward a few years to see what the past has lead to and Sherlock Holmes being called in on the case. Due to this, quite a bit of the mystery is taken away from the story because the viewer knows quite a bit already but not all of the mystery is completely taken out of the story so we are still left with a fun Sherlock Holmes film to view.
Overall I was entertained by the film, I found myself giggling as some of Holmes' subtle jokes and the bumbling police.
8/10
This movie starts out with a backstory where we what happened years before the current time the film is set in. We witness a death and robbery of treasure, then we fast-forward a few years to see what the past has lead to and Sherlock Holmes being called in on the case. Due to this, quite a bit of the mystery is taken away from the story because the viewer knows quite a bit already but not all of the mystery is completely taken out of the story so we are still left with a fun Sherlock Holmes film to view.
Overall I was entertained by the film, I found myself giggling as some of Holmes' subtle jokes and the bumbling police.
8/10
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