Just saw the first one, and if watch another it'll be because there is absolutely NOTHING else to watch. Everything played so low-key, there is no excitement, no suspense, no passion, no energy at all. Formulaic. The words "Go fetch Constable Stratton," were all I needed to bet money the Constable would be a woman. No takers. Houdini and Doyle don't exactly have a lot of 'chemistry' (of the non-sexual kind). They barely seem to tolerate each other. The solution to the murder comes out of left field at the last minute, and the 'supernatural' element gets such a ridiculously unbelievable explanation you'd think they would have thrown out the script if they couldn't improve it. A "buddy film" without buddies, a murder mystery without a satisfying motive, a supernatural thriller that ends with an illogical "logical explanation"--this thing fails on every point.
Review of Houdini and Doyle
