Famed detective Sherlock Holmes is hired by a woman whose husband has disappeared. Holmes's investigations lead him to some Foreign Office dealings by his brother Mycroft and to Inverness in Scotland. Moreover, they lead him to the Loch Ness Monster.
Billy Wilder and his long-time writing partner I. A. L. Diamond take a stab at creating a Sherlock Holmes mystery and the result is not bad. The plot is reasonably interesting and intriguing (as you would hope) plus adds the Wilder-Diamond light-hearted touch.
The mix of intrigue and humour does sort of make this neither fish more fowl though. Not serious enough to be tense and riveting, not funny enough to be a comedy. Anyone wanting a dark, tension-filled Sherlock Holmes is out of luck.
The performances fit this bill too. The actors playing Holmes and Watson, Robert Stephens and Colin Blakely respectively, are hardly A-list drama performers and lack the presence to make this a decent thriller.
Overall, it's entertaining enough to be watchable.
Billy Wilder and his long-time writing partner I. A. L. Diamond take a stab at creating a Sherlock Holmes mystery and the result is not bad. The plot is reasonably interesting and intriguing (as you would hope) plus adds the Wilder-Diamond light-hearted touch.
The mix of intrigue and humour does sort of make this neither fish more fowl though. Not serious enough to be tense and riveting, not funny enough to be a comedy. Anyone wanting a dark, tension-filled Sherlock Holmes is out of luck.
The performances fit this bill too. The actors playing Holmes and Watson, Robert Stephens and Colin Blakely respectively, are hardly A-list drama performers and lack the presence to make this a decent thriller.
Overall, it's entertaining enough to be watchable.