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- 2018
- PG-13
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 30 m
- 2018
- PG-13
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 30 m
Summary A humorous take on Arthur Conan Doyle's classic mysteries featuring Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson.
Directed By: Etan Cohen
Written By: Arthur Conan Doyle, Etan Cohen
- 2018
- PG-13
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 30 m
- 2018
- PG-13
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 30 m
Holmes & Watson
24
2.9
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Summary A humorous take on Arthur Conan Doyle's classic mysteries featuring Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson.
Directed By: Etan Cohen
Written By: Arthur Conan Doyle, Etan Cohen
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 23 Critic Reviews
24
0% Positive
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
39% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
61% Negative
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 23 Critic Reviews
24
0% Positive
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
39% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
61% Negative
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
As a director, Coen commits comedy’s most cardinal sin: He gets between us and the performers.
The lazy gags, wasted supporting cast and unfocused writing make the film an unfunny chore, which evokes but doesn't come close to their earlier comedic outings.
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 108 User Ratings
2.9
16% Positive
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
19% Mixed
20 Ratings
20 Ratings
66% Negative
71 Ratings
71 Ratings
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 108 User Ratings
2.9
16% Positive
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
19% Mixed
20 Ratings
20 Ratings
66% Negative
71 Ratings
71 Ratings
Good movie. It just needs to be seen as an absurd Comedy....................
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The trouble is, Sherlock Holmes exists so large in audiences’ minds already that the pair’s uninspired take feels neither definitive nor an especially fresh take, but just an off-brand, garden-variety parody.
The gags involve cocaine, bees, primitive MMA, raw unions, and a selfie that goes horribly wrong with the queen, all of which are terribly tired and unfunny. This is the kind of damaged goods studios have been quietly selling to streaming services.
Puerile, imbecilic and imbued with the kind of casual 1970s sitcom homophobia that reads all male friendships as somehow suspect, this slack-jawed grossout comedy represents the nadir of Conan Doyle adaptations.
So excruciatingly awful that you have to wonder what it was, other than their paychecks, that could have possessed the cast and crew to keep coming back each day, when it must have been obvious from the first day of shooting that the project was the most hopeless of cases imaginable.
If there are any new jokes left to tell about Holmes, they’re nowhere to be found in the abysmal Holmes & Watson, which might be the worst feature-length film ever made about the “consulting detective” from Baker Street.
No one laughed at this movie? Really? No one found this funny? I knew I was going to love this movie the second the little girl grabbed (young) Sherlock's turtle and threw it shouting (I paraphrase), "What kind of stupid dog is this!?" This is not a satire - it's a total send up, and if you love Sherlock Holmes but realize how freaking inherently goofy the famous detective is, and how the Holmes/Watson relationship is so similar to the hilarious dynamic between Ricky Bobby and Cal Naughton, Jr. - you must appreciate this. There is a plot for anyone paying attention. Sherlock refuses to feel anything (he uncries!), and learns that he needs to understand love in order to solve crimes. They have a fricking full out Hollywood musical number at the end which alone makes the film as brilliant as any Will Ferrell/John C. Reilly film you've ever seen. Honestly, were all these negative reviews written by people who hate comedy? Also - the not-so-subtle digs at American culture are spot on and hilarious. Pay attention. Slapstick humor, gross-out humor, plus witty dialogue ("A lady doctor!" "How do you spell doctor?" "Does doctor mean something different in America?") equals another Will Ferrell/John C. Reilly triumph. New favorite movie.
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Not bad as I heard or some websites are saying. This movie would not be one of best 2018 movies but the movie was okay.
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I love reading all these pseudo intellectual ‘reviews’ They are merely your opinions - if you don’t like it, cease watching. Why prolong your agony? Life’s too short.
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Production Company
Columbia Pictures,
Gary Sanchez Productions,
Mimran Schur Pictures,
Mosaic,
Province of British Columbia Production Services Tax Credit
Release Date Dec 25, 2018
Duration 1 h 30 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline Holmies
Awards
Razzie Awards
• 4 Wins & 6 Nominations
London Critics Circle Film Awards
• 2 Nominations
