Sherlock (2002)

Early in his crime-solving career, Sherlock Holmes attempts to prevent Moriarty from cornering the heroin market.

Director:

Graham Theakston

Writers:

Piers Ashworth, Arthur Conan Doyle (characters)

Stars:

James D'Arcy, Roger Morlidge, Gabrielle Anwar

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James D'Arcy	...	Sherlock Holmes
Roger Morlidge	...	Dr. Watson
Gabrielle Anwar	...	Rebecca Doyle
Vincent D'Onofrio	...	Moriarty
Nicholas Gecks	...	Insp. Lestrade
Peter-Hugo Daly	...	Henry Coot
Richard E. Grant	...	Mycroft
Struan Rodger	...	Ben Harrington
Mihai Bisericanu	...	Sgt. Cox
Sandu Mihai Gruia	...	Dr. Cruickshank (as Mihai Gruia Sandu)
Constantin Barbulescu	...	Captor #1 (as Costi Barbulescu)
Doru Dumitrescu	...	Captor #2
Constantin Vasilescu	...	Goldie Duggan
Corneliu Tigancu	...	Chinese Proprietor
Fritha Goodey	...	Anna

Storyline

The game is afoot. This made for cable movie focuses on the young 20-something Sherlock Holmes. As the movie opens, Sherlock is in pursuit of the evil Moriarty and apparently shoots him to death, but his body cannot be found as he falls in a sewer. Ah, but anyone who knows the Holmes mythos knows that Moriarty is not so easily killed. Nonetheless, Holmes gains notoriety with the press and the police for his apparent killing of the evil Moriarty. This accomplishment brings him into the company of Dr. Watson, an early practitioner of autopsies, for the first time. Together, they start an investigation into the murder of several crimelords and become convinced that Moriarty is alive and behind a plot to organize drug dealing. Given that Moriarty is supposedly dead, Holmes finds it hard to convince Inspector Lestrade. Holmes investigation leads him to a beautiful prostitute, who posed as a rich woman to lure Holmes into the plot.

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Plot Keywords:

moriarty | sherlock holmes | heroin | dr watson | murder | 

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Taglines:

Everyone has a past. Even Sherlock Holmes.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, drug content and some sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

Castel Film Studios Castel Film Studios

Country:

USA Romania UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 October 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sherlock: Case of Evil

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company Credits

Production Co:

Box TV, Castel Film Romania, Pueblo AG

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

As Sherlock and Mycroft describe a man on the street during their 'old game', the dialogue is taken practically word for word from Arthur Conan Doyle's short story 'The Greek Interpreter', which introduced Mycroft.

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Goofs

Holmes is shown reading "The Guardian" newspaper. In 1886 it would have been called "The Manchester Guardian". It didn't become "The Guardian" until 1959.

User Reviews

Far better than I expected

After reading comments on IMDB for some some years now I'm beginning to think that there are an awful lot of self-styled film critics on the board that believe they'll be taken more seriously if they sneeringly disparage everything they see. True, it's easier to carve up a film than really critique it, but that ill serves the other board visitors who are mostly trying to get an impression of a movie to see if it's worth seeing.

This is far exaggerated with any Sherlock Holmes film, since they (including me) can be pretty picky and very purist in outlook. I don't mind straying a bit from The Canon, or even taking a severe liberty or two if the end product is enjoyable. I was perfectly prepared, of course, to dislike this made-for-TV movie and went in expecting very little. I was pleasantly surprised.I enjoyed it.

It took many liberties with The Canon, to be sure, but I enjoyed the several departures from established plotlines and character. It's hard to take new approaches to this genre, and I think this one worked well in the end.

I'd give it a good honest seven, or thereabouts, which is more than I'd give most of the critics on this Board. If you're a Holmes fan, watch this one. It's miles better than some of the sappy efforts we're used to.