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By Jorge P (77) on 12 Jul 2007

Excellent Billy Wilder film that has humour and pathos in equal measure. The Cast is exceptional, particularly Chritopher Lee as Mycroft…

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By Allen D (55) on 23 Jun 2007

Delightful Billy Wilder take on the great detective which shows us some previously unseen cases…

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By Courtney M (202) on 19 Jun 2007

I loved this film. Most people don't probably think of this as Billy Wilder's best, but in my opinion it's a strong contender…

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By Ad D (5) on 14 Jun 2007

This is a stunning film and one of Wilder's best if least known…

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By Glyn J (24) on 09 Jun 2007

The great shame about Wilder's modern take on Conan Doyle is that the concieved four-story 3-hours plus film was reduced to a two-story 2-hour…

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By Siarra F (77) on 04 May 2007

Actually a satire, this Holmes film brings on a whole new view of the great detective…

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By L M F (1) on 25 Mar 2007

It starts out pretty good. I thought the end can be more exciting, but I enjoyed it overall…

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By Laura S (609) on 04 Aug 2006

This is a great film and offers up a possible explanation for some of Holmes' characteristics while delivering the investigation and skills…

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By Dennis Schwartz (5,456) for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (5,456) on 23 Jun 2006

Stage actor Robert Stephens brilliantly plays Holmes with a nod and a wink…

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By Kylie D (17) on 26 Apr 2005

In 1970, United Artists released [i]The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes[/i], an affectionate homage to Arthur Conan Doyle…

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By Jeremy Heilman (393) for MovieMartyr.com (391) on 24 Oct 2004

Wilder's after something more profound than a simple mystery tale here and to a large extent he succeeds in his quest to cast the man in relief…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 22 Oct 2004

Before the movie is 20 minutes old, Wilder has settled for simply telling a Sherlock Holmes adventure…

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By Ken Hanke (2,234) for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (2,247) on 13 Aug 2003

The setup is brilliant…

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By Bill Chambers (261) for Film Freak Central (1,643) on 08 Jul 2003

A mismatch of flavours (Holmes, Wilder) the thought of which doesn't so much turn your stomach as lead to speculation, and the taste of which…

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By Daniel Etherington (128) for Film4 (1,522) on 23 May 2003

Billy Wilder stamps his own inimitable mark on to the strange case of Arthur Conan Doyle's greatest invention…

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By Jamie Russell (254) for BBC.com (1,500) on 22 Nov 2002

While it never achieves what the lost three hour print could have accomplished, this is still one of the sparkiest adventures that the private…

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By Shane Burridge (68) for rec.arts.movies.reviews (2,454) on 23 Sep 2002

The story keeps accumulating disparate and baffling developments in a way that Conan Doyle would have been proud of…

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By Vincent Canby (762) for New York Times (5,786) on 01 Jan 2000

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes is comparatively mild Billy Wilder and rather daring Sherlock Holmes, not a perfect mix, perhaps, but a…

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By Don Druker (117) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 01 Jan 2000

Affectionately conceived, chock-full of marvelous subtleties, this meticulously constructed adventure-romance shouldn't be missed…

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