Review of Holmes & Watson (2018) by Doug A — 30 Dec 2018

Horrendous dialog that is infantile and including dialog with politics. Politics should stay out of comedy. Save your money.

This review of Holmes & Watson (2018) was written by Doug A on 30 Dec 2018.

Holmes & Watson has generally received negative reviews.

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