Review of Holmes & Watson (2018) by Marilyn H — 28 Dec 2018

I am a crazy fan of this duo, but this movie was just bad.

I did not laugh once. Sorry guys, I guess you cannot be funny all of the time.

This review of Holmes & Watson (2018) was written by Marilyn H on 28 Dec 2018.

Holmes & Watson has generally received negative reviews.

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