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By Tom S (1,076) on 30 Jun 2009

This movie combined Sherlock Holmes, La Folia, Billy Wilder, The Loch Ness monster, and midgets--five of my favorite things--and still I was…

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By Daniel W (1,325) on 21 Jun 2009

The first thirty minutes or so are flawless, after that it begins to lose its momentum. Nonetheless the film still remains very funny throughout…

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By Lee M (4,001) on 04 Jun 2009

This unjustly forgotten Billy Wilder film takes on the much-loved character of Sherlock Holmes and attempts to humanize him by examining his…

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By Stuart K (1,373) on 27 May 2009

Billy Wilder, who has made countless movie classics over the years from film noirs in the 1940's to his comedies of the late 1950's and early…

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By Nina S (222) on 13 Apr 2009

Extraordinarily entertaining late entry into the Billy Wilder ouvre…

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By Frank H (420) on 16 Mar 2009

There is no Loch Ness monster but a replica was built and actually put it a Scottish lake and it may or may not be bewildering to the stupid…

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By Lucy R (59) on 25 Feb 2009

Billy Wilder's revisionist take on Sherlock Holmes is well cast and has some interesting moments, but it's also meandering and unfocused (the…

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By John D (2,323) on 03 Feb 2009

Great story, some of the humor is dated and not funny. But great acting! Classic whodunnit, I love to find out what happened! Nice period piece too…

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By Patrick H (583) on 20 Jan 2009

Master director Billy Wilder's take on the Sherlock Holmes mythos is perhaps better known in film cirlces for what it could've been, rather…

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By Meghan M (276) on 24 Dec 2008

Lacks the quality of Billy Wilder's earlier work largely due to an unfocused first half that concentrates on character and a rather convoluted…

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By Cj C (605) on 15 Dec 2008

I was expecting much more from Billy Wilder. Story just wanders. Luv CBlakely always…

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By Nathan S (826) on 18 Nov 2008

I was a little confused at first where the movie was going, but at the end of the film, it felt like I had been punched in the gut…

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By Daniel M (2,592) on 15 Sep 2008

Outstanding Holmes outing. An underated classic. Lavish production values, great script, sly humor. A treat…

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By Ian R (982) on 26 Aug 2008

A great take on the Holmes character with effort made to flesh out all the flaws hinted at in the books…

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By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Combustible Celluloid (2,644) on 17 Aug 2008

This existing version is still fascinating, funny and clever…

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By Leena R (66) on 26 May 2008

A great, unique cinematic look at the Holmes mythos…

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By Christopher W (375) on 24 Apr 2008

At first, it seems like this is a proper image-shredder…

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By Jeff H (1,831) on 18 Apr 2008

A different take on Sherlock Holmes. Wilder and writing partner I.A.L. Diamond spent years honing the script…

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By Jinfang N (11) on 13 Apr 2008

Great stories in the 19th is so different great stories today! Old stories attract people by esoteric and unusual plots…

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By Michael L (2,383) on 27 Mar 2008

An entertaining film though definetely not brilliant. though it does drag on a bit, it is well acted…

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