Holmes, retired to Sussex, is drawn into a last case when his arch enemy Moriarty arranges with an American gang to kill one John Douglas, a country gentleman with a mysterious past..
Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you’re a die-hard fan of 1930s British mystery or you have a weird soft spot for Arthur Wontner’s version of Holmes. If you need modern pacing or high-stakes action, you’re going to be bored out of your mind. But for a rainy afternoon? It works well enough. The film starts with...
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"Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you’re a die-hard fan of 1930s British mystery or you have a weird soft spot for Arthur Wontner’s version of Holmes. If you need modern pacing or high-stakes action, you’re going to be bored out of your mind. But for a rainy afternoon? It works well enough. The film starts with Holmes living in the countryside, looking like he’d rather be doing literally anything else. Wontner has this strange, weary energy that actually fits a retired detective pretty w..."
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