Review of Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) by Barbara H — 19 Dec 2011
Described as "fan-fiction" by my Sherlock Holmes book fan brother, and by me as "a good kids movie". Yes, the film makes it perfectly clear, twice, that this story is not part of any of the books about Holmes, or anything written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle at all.
But that doesn't make it a horrible movie. It has some good action scenes, and it's structured as a normal kids mystery movie with both foreseen and unforeseen twists at the end. I'm not saying it was a good movie either, though.
It has its share of boring talky scenes, but at least they made me laugh sometimes. Overall, it's an okay movie, not too bad, but not good either.
This review of Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) was written by Barbara H on 19 Dec 2011.
Young Sherlock Holmes has generally received positive reviews.
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