Review of Holmes & Watson (2018) by Lambo442 — 29 Dec 2018

If you're a fan of Will Ferrell's early films, Anchorman, The Ballad of Ricky Bobby etc and in particular Stepbrothers, you'll absolutely love this. I wanted to see why the critics gave it such a low score and I think I understand.

..they think the absolute stupidity of it is somehow accidental. If you go into a film starring these two guys expecting some kind of thrilling plot and something at all serious then you're missing the point, this is just pure, farcical lunacy which for me works on every level.

The characters of Holmes and Watson are parodied so effectively, it's obvious the writers know them well and are fans of Holmes. This film is as quotable as Anchorman and I think that over time it will also achieve cult status.

Any film that Rotten tomatoes gives 3% should spike your interest. I read people were walking out of cinemas but the one I was in was full of people roaring with laughter and the film even got an applause at the end, which I've never seen before.

I recommend you make your own mind up about this film and don't listen to people who don't appreciate this kind of bizarre and daft comedy.