Redundant and unnecessary.

Crappy film

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

There is no other word to describe this debacle than absolutely shocking! And yet another remake/adaptation for the why bother bin? It seems to me that remakes are getting worse all the time.Sherlock Holmes is like Shakespeare - done well it's brilliant, done badly it's as bad as it gets and this one really is as bad as it gets.It's also one of those - do the Americans really believe the British all either talk either like the Queen or Dick Van Dyke?Anyone with any appreciation of film at all would be well-advised to stay well clear of this turkey, it's a real stinker.Ignore this advice at your peril and don't say I didn't tell you so.

The four Sherlock Holmes movies by Hallmark are just good fun versions for kids. Don't even try to take 'em seriously folks. Don't expect them to be artistic masterpieces based on literary classics. These TV movies were made for a family audience and there's plenty of comedy for kids in these things. Frewer's Holmes must be seen to be believed! He's a hoot! He's the most eccentric Holmes EVER! Kids will love this guy! Kenneth Welsh is much more traditional in his role and he makes a very fine Watson. These Frewer Holmes flicks are sure to entertain the kids and will hopefully encourage them to read more about The Master Detective. They certainly wont get bored watching any of these with the ultra-intense and comedic Frewer on the screen.

The Sign of the Four was wonderfully filmed and excellently acted. Matthew Frewer has a new, fresh take on Holmes that is different from Jermey Bret's serious almost depressed character of Holmes. Frewer's Holmes knows he's smart and has a bit of fun with it. He makes jokes about other characters without them even knowing about it and he has a fun sense of "Yes I know I'm brilliant .... I'm Sherlock Holmes" to his acting. The character of Holmes is kept true to the original stories and the film has you intrigued with this Holmes character until the credits role. wonderful I would recommend the series to any one who enjoys Sherlock Holmes. Superb.

Banal, pedestrian treatment that ranks among the worst ever filmed -- perhaps equal to Charlton Heston's appalling effort some years ago. Imagine Holmes played by Dr.Zachary Smith of "Lost in Space" -- this will give you some idea of the abysmal casting of this grotesque mockery. We've seen many attempts at the Holmes character over the years, from quite good (Brett) to Godawful (Heston), but this is truly near the bottom of the barrel. The accents are ghastly, and all of Frewer's effete prancing and posing only invite comparison to a Fire Island production based on Gillette's humorously dated caricature of the Holmes character. Not one of the major characters was decently cast. Watson appeared to be 20-30 years older than Holmes, at least, and hardly a likely candidate for his eventual marriage to Mary Morstan. Probably a lot of the 30-60 female demographics will find this version palatable, but certainly no one else. Holmes buffs and serious film fans will detest it, as I did. I flipped the channel during the last half hour, just to keep from having to bring barf bags for my guests.