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Sherlock

  • TV Movie
  • 20022002
  • RR
  • 1h 40m
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5.8/10
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Gabrielle Anwar, Vincent D'Onofrio, and James D'Arcy in Sherlock (2002)
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Early in his crime-solving career, Sherlock Holmes attempts to prevent Moriarty from cornering the heroin market.Early in his crime-solving career, Sherlock Holmes attempts to prevent Moriarty from cornering the heroin market.Early in his crime-solving career, Sherlock Holmes attempts to prevent Moriarty from cornering the heroin market.
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
1.1K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
11,229
332
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    • Director
      • Graham Theakston
    • Writers
      • Piers Ashworth
      • Arthur Conan Doyle(characters)
    • Stars
      • James D'Arcy
      • Roger Morlidge
      • Gabrielle Anwar
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Graham Theakston
    • Writers
      • Piers Ashworth
      • Arthur Conan Doyle(characters)
    • Stars
      • James D'Arcy
      • Roger Morlidge
      • Gabrielle Anwar
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    • 34User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Gabrielle Anwar in Sherlock (2002)
    Gabrielle Anwar in Sherlock (2002)
    Vincent D'Onofrio in Sherlock (2002)
    Gabrielle Anwar and James D'Arcy in Sherlock (2002)
    James D'Arcy in Sherlock (2002)
    James D'Arcy in Sherlock (2002)
    Vincent D'Onofrio in Sherlock (2002)
    James D'Arcy in Sherlock (2002)
    James D'Arcy and Roger Morlidge in Sherlock (2002)
    Vincent D'Onofrio and James D'Arcy in Sherlock (2002)
    Gabrielle Anwar in Sherlock (2002)
    Vincent D'Onofrio and James D'Arcy in Sherlock (2002)

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    James D'Arcy
    James D'Arcy
    • Sherlock Holmes
    Roger Morlidge
    Roger Morlidge
    • Dr. Watson
    Gabrielle Anwar
    Gabrielle Anwar
    • Rebecca Doyle
    Vincent D'Onofrio
    Vincent D'Onofrio
    • Moriarty
    Nicholas Gecks
    • Insp. Lestrade
    Peter-Hugo Daly
    Peter-Hugo Daly
    • Henry Coot
    Richard E. Grant
    Richard E. Grant
    • Mycroft
    Struan Rodger
    Struan Rodger
    • Ben Harrington
    Mihai Bisericanu
    • Sgt. Cox
    Sandu Mihai Gruia
    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
    Ioana Abur
    • Victoria
    Natalie Ester
    Natalie Ester
    • Pretty Young Hopeful
    Oana Ardelean
    • Debutante #1
    • Director
      • Graham Theakston
    • Writers
      • Piers Ashworth
      • Arthur Conan Doyle(characters)
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    • 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.
    • Goofs
      When Holmes and the police search the home of a suspected murderer at the beginning of the show, they are using battery-powered flashlights in 1886. They are in fact using carbide lamps...similar to what miners used in the same period.

    User reviews34

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    Top review
    6/10
    Not bad, not really great either
    A young private detective Sherlock Holmes becomes famous overnight when he discovers and kills the most dangerous man of England; Professor Moriarty. The fame is short lived as a series of killings start that indicate Moriarty being still alive. Holmes sets out to discover the truth with a help of Doctor Watson, a mortuary who takes interest in Holmes' cases.

    I watched this movie "Sherlock: A Case of Evil" (2002) during sort of a Holmes obsessed time in my life, even when I had heard lots and lots of bad things about it. To tell you the truth, movie is not all bad. Production value is decent, sets and costumes nicely Victorian, and music, while a bit modern, not at all distracting. The plot also had some nice things going on for it, I thought the idea of Moriarty inventing heroin was clever, and there are some touches for Arthur Conan Doyle's stories like the rifle-stick and the game Sherlock and Mycroft play.

    So the story is not the worst thing here. The characterization is. This film wants to be sort of beginning for Holmes career as the famous detective we all love, wanting to explain his drug addiction and why there is no romance in his life. However, as the film starts Holmes is hot-headed party favorite who likes to have a different girl every night (sometimes two). His sudden change at the end to the Holmes of Doyle's stories is not a least bit realistic. It also doesn't help that James D'Arcy isn't least bit interesting. Well, he's not as annoying as Matt Frewer but still horribly miscast here. I can understand they wanted to make Holmes younger but they should have found someone else.

    Richard E. Grant seems a bit wasted in this movie, playing Holmes' brother Mycroft. I can't believe that he's already appeared in two Sherlock movies (other being The Hound of the Baskervilles with Richard Roxburgh) and not having played Sherlock himself, even when he has the perfect looks for the part. On the other hand, I did like Watson in this movie, played by Roger Morlidge. It's interesting to see that Watson doesn't become Holmes' best friend instantly but actually dislikes the detective very much first. Gabrielle Anwar as Holmes' supposed love interest is just a wallflower.

    The highlight of this movie for me was Vincent D'Onofrio's portrayal of Moriarty. It's a bit sad to say so because he is awfully campy and theatric, nothing like Professor Moriarty from Conan Doyle's stories, but he does play a competent villain. Though God only knows what kind of accent he is trying to have.

    All in all, "Sherlock: A Case of Evil" is not the worst Sherlock Holmes movie I have seen and while it certainly could be a lot better with very little effort, it does make a nice evening watch. However, if you really want to see a film of Sherlock Holmes' early years that actually tries to keep characters faithful to Arthur Conan Doyle's stories, watch Barry Levinson's 1985 underrated movie "Young Sherlock Holmes" instead.
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    • Sep 1, 2010

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    • Release date
      • October 25, 2002 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Romania
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sherlock: Case of Evil
    • Filming locations
      • Castel Film Studios, Bucharest, Romania
    • Production companies
      • Alliance Cinema
      • Box TV
      • Castel Film Romania
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    • Budget
      • $6,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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