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- 2018
- PG-13
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 30 m
- 2018
- PG-13
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 30 m
Summary A humorous take on Arthur Conan Doyle's classic mysteries featuring Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson.
Directed By: Etan Cohen
Written By: Etan Cohen, Arthur Conan Doyle
- 2018
- PG-13
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 30 m
- 2018
- PG-13
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 30 m
Holmes & Watson
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2.9
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Summary A humorous take on Arthur Conan Doyle's classic mysteries featuring Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson.
Directed By: Etan Cohen
Written By: Etan Cohen, Arthur Conan Doyle
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 23 Critic Reviews
24
0% Positive
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
39% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
61% Negative
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 23 Critic Reviews
24
0% Positive
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
39% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
61% Negative
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
As a director, Coen commits comedy’s most cardinal sin: He gets between us and the performers.
The lazy gags, wasted supporting cast and unfocused writing make the film an unfunny chore, which evokes but doesn't come close to their earlier comedic outings.
The trouble is, Sherlock Holmes exists so large in audiences’ minds already that the pair’s uninspired take feels neither definitive nor an especially fresh take, but just an off-brand, garden-variety parody.
The gags involve cocaine, bees, primitive MMA, raw unions, and a selfie that goes horribly wrong with the queen, all of which are terribly tired and unfunny. This is the kind of damaged goods studios have been quietly selling to streaming services.
Puerile, imbecilic and imbued with the kind of casual 1970s sitcom homophobia that reads all male friendships as somehow suspect, this slack-jawed grossout comedy represents the nadir of Conan Doyle adaptations.
So excruciatingly awful that you have to wonder what it was, other than their paychecks, that could have possessed the cast and crew to keep coming back each day, when it must have been obvious from the first day of shooting that the project was the most hopeless of cases imaginable.
If there are any new jokes left to tell about Holmes, they’re nowhere to be found in the abysmal Holmes & Watson, which might be the worst feature-length film ever made about the “consulting detective” from Baker Street.
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 108 User Ratings
2.9
16% Positive
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19% Mixed
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66% Negative
71 Ratings
71 Ratings
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 108 User Ratings
2.9
16% Positive
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
19% Mixed
20 Ratings
20 Ratings
66% Negative
71 Ratings
71 Ratings
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Production Company
Columbia Pictures,
Gary Sanchez Productions,
Mimran Schur Pictures,
Mosaic,
Province of British Columbia Production Services Tax Credit
Release Date Dec 25, 2018
Duration 1 h 30 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline Holmies
Awards
Razzie Awards
• 4 Wins & 6 Nominations
London Critics Circle Film Awards
• 2 Nominations