Holmes and Watson is a comedy film directed by Ethan Cohen. The plot sees famous detective duo Sherlock Holmes (Will Ferrell) and Doctor Watson (John C. Reilly), have to stop a dastardly plot that threatens the life of Queen Victoria (Pam Ferris), herself.
So very much like with Artemis Fowl this might be the only positive review you will see of this film. Most people hated this film and I went in with terribly low expectations, but I have to say I ended up enjoying the film far more than I ever expected to.
The film made me laugh quite a few times, but as I always say humour is subjective, so I can’t say whether it will make you, the reader, laugh. What’s more the interplay between Ferrell and Reilly was just as strong as it has ever been if not stronger, this might be there finest on-screen performance together since Stepbrothers.
Reilly’s performance vastly upstages Ferrell’s, Reilly manages to make his character appear layered and stick around in your mind after the film. It is clear to see who is the better actor and that fact is reflected by the two men’s filmographies on of them is growing and coming into his own, the other is embarrassing himself.
There are a number of humour cameos in this film that quickly became my favourite part of the film; my personal favourite was Steve Coogan as a one-armed tattooist. However, my one issue with this film was that it did shoehorn in a romance plot line that really has no real merit or need to be in the film at all. The female leads are there to inspire some jokes, but they do little more than that and it makes you beg the question why where they written in to begin with.
Overall, I enjoyed this film far more than I thought I would and had quite the good time with it.
Pros.
The comedy
The cameos
Reilly
The interplay between Ferrell and Reilly
Cons.
A needless romance subplot that felt forced in for cheap jokes
4.5/5
Reviewed by Luke
Another Millennial Reviewer 