Thursday, October 8, 2015

Sherlock Holmes: Case of Evil 2002


     Sherlock Holmes is 28 years old and he is in pursuit of Professor Moriarty.  He is able to shoot Moriarty but later his body cannot be found.  Because of a newspaper article and the notoriety from the press, Holmes meets Dr. Watson.  Holmes learns Dr. Watson is an early practitioner of autopsies.  They start an investigation into the murder of several crime lords.  They believe Moriarty is behind the murders and he is organizing drug dealing.  Since Moriarty has been reported dead, Holmes has a difficult time convincing Inspector Lestrade to investigate.
     I could not seem to get interested in this film.  It’s just too casual about so many heavy situations that are going on? Professor Moriarty is always 'supposed' to be dead but he seems to have more than nine lives!!  2 1/2* (This movie is so-so)  

100 min, TV Movie directed by Graham Theakston with James D’Arcy, Roger Morlidge, Gabrielle Anwar, Vincent D’Onofrio, Nicholas Gecks, Peter-Hugo Daly, Richard E. Grant, Struan Rodger, Mihai Bisericanu.

Note:  Imdb 6.1 out of 10, 39% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Amazon 3.0* out of 5* with 46 reviews.
Special Note:  The person seen by a young Holmes being given drugs is Mycroft, the brother of Holmes.  This movie was filmed in Bucharest, Romania.  There is mistake in the movie too.  Holmes and the police search the home of a suspected murderer using battery-powered flashlights and the year is 1886?  It was 1899 when they were first used.

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