Sherlock Holmes (2010)

Sherlock Holmes and Watson are on the trail of a criminal and scientific mastermind who seems to control monsters and creations which defy belief.

Director:

Rachel Lee Goldenberg

Writer:

Paul Bales (screenplay)

Stars:

Ben Syder, Gareth David-Lloyd, Dominic Keating

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ben Syder	...	Sherlock Holmes
Gareth David-Lloyd	...	Dr. John Watson
Dominic Keating	...	Thorpe Holmes
William Huw	...	Lestrade
Elizabeth Arends	...	Anesidora Ivory
David Shackleton	...	Old Dr. Watson
Rachael Evelyn	...	Miss Lucy Hudson
Neil Williams	...	Phineas Stiles
Dylan Jones	...	Grolton
Chris Coxon	...	John Poole
Kate Thomas	...	Sally Fassbinder
Iago Patrick McGuire	...	Lees
Richard Sanderson	...	Reporter
Thomes Jones	...	Newspaper Boy
Laith Jawzi	...	Sailor Smith

Storyline

Sherlock Holmes and Watson are on the trail of a criminal and scientific mastermind who seems to control monsters and creations which defy belief.

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Plot Keywords:

character name as title | sherlock holmes character | two word title | dr. john watson character | monster | 

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Taglines:

The world's greatest detective has finally met his match.

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Genres:

Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some violence and brief sexual material

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 January 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes

Filming Locations:

Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Asylum

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The "Mockbuster" rival edition of the Guy Ritchie blockbuster with the same title, following the tradition established by The Asylum (2000).

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Goofs

The clock face on Big Ben is lit with electric lights. When this movie was set, it should have been illuminated by gas lamps.

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Quotes

Sherlock Holmes: My given name is Robert Sherlock Holmes. But who would ever remember a detective called Robert Holmes?

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Connections

Featured in Movie Nights: Obscurus Lupa and Cinema Snob: The Asylum's Sherlock Holmes (2011)

User Reviews

As if a Sherlock Holmes story was written by someone on LSD.

When I rented this Sherlock Holmes film from Netflix, I just naturally assumed it would be like most Holmes films--either a retelling of an original Conan Doyle tale or perhaps a story inspired by the originals. However, when I received the disc and read through the summary, I was shocked to see that it involved dinosaurs, monsters and other fantastic things--stuff I thought I'd NEVER find in a Sherlock Holmes story! Now I am a purist--so much so that I won't even watch the new Robert Downey Jr. Holmes films. To me, Jeremy Brett is THE Sherlock Holmes, as he's very close to the Holmes of the original stories. So, I immediately thought of just sending this bizarre new version back without watching it--but, against my better judgment, I decided to watch it. And, sadly, I now feel a bit stupider from the experience.

In "Sherlock Holmes", Holmes and Watson look nothing I had ever imagined them. Both were awfully young and could have used haircuts. But, at least this Holmes didn't smoke the stereotypical style pipe or wear the dearstalker cap--things not found in the Conan Doyle stories--so I'll bump its score to a generous 2. But as for the rest, it didn't impress me. Holmes seemed to have little regard for Watson and he seemed to care little about risking his associate's life--something very atypical for the character. In the stories, Watson was neither a slave, pet or expendable--he was Holmes' friend and never would Holmes have so cavalierly risked his friend's life. And, for some bizarre reason, Sherlock's brother is NOT Mycroft (like he was in the stories) and he calls his famous detective brother 'Robert'. Huh?! Now I am, perhaps, focusing on unimportant details. After all, while the characters are NOT done correctly, it's a minor problem when you think about EVERYTHING ELSE IN THIS MOVIE!!! To say it's a bit anachronistic is like saying WWII was a bit of a tiff! It even made the horrible film "The Wild, Wild West" look reasonable in comparison!! It seems that a mad man has come up with all sorts of cool things--like a robot suit, immunosuppressants (and they actually use this very modern medical term in the film), giant flying monsters, discussions of neurons and a whole of other crap that made absolutely no sense in the 19th century. Plus, Watson's revolver can fire at least 7 shots without being reloaded--because the film folks never bothered to count the shots to make sure it made any sense. Probably this is because either they didn't care or they were all using LSD. Either way, NOTHING about the film makes sense, none of it is good and it's all a horrid little mess designed to be enjoyed by incredibly stupid people. Dumb and a waste of time from start to finish. Some people should really feel ashamed for having produced this mess.