As far as
Sherlock Holmes goes, he is notably the greatest detective that ever was and
ever will be in the fantasy world. His ability of deductive reasoning and the
knack for putting things together with mere grains of clues has inspired many
creations of heroes to share in such abilities—for example, Bruce Wayne/Batman.
Without a Clue is
a British comedy that decides to take this whole premise and toss it in the
trash. The movie is funny, and the idea is more than welcome as we see a
Sherlock Holmes who has no idea what he’s supposed to do and is just a figment
of another’s imagination.
The movie explores another realm of this great detective. In this realm,
Sherlock Holmes is a washed-up, out-of-work actor hired by Dr. Watson to be the
frontman while he (Dr. Watson) focuses on solving the cases.
This Sherlock
has no idea what to do, and he’s a drunk. He’s always out of money because he
gambles and loves women. Watson, on the other hand, is a gentleman, a master of
deductive reasoning, and doesn’t want the fame.
It was Watson’s
love for investigation that led him to use his skills to help people and make
money on the side by solving their cases and writing books about them. The only
twist is, he makes himself the supporting character in his books and writings,
and even in the eyes of the world, allowing the actor he hired to do the work
of keeping the public entertained.
In this movie,
we have two very good veteran actors: Ben Kingsley playing Dr. Watson and
Michael Caine playing Sherlock Holmes, making the best of every screen time
they got. Both were an awesome pair, but the power they showed in the movie is
evident when Watson has to coach Holmes on what to say in public, with Holmes
struggling to get his lines right.
The movie is
also about a case where Professor Moriarty has stolen the plates for the
five-pound notes in order to start printing his own.
Elsewhere, we see Watson tired of working with the actor playing Holmes and
firing him, attempting to shift the focus off Holmes and onto himself. The plan
didn’t work, as people refused to take him seriously, which led to him rehiring
the actor to play Holmes again for this last case.
Things got out
of hand really fast, with the disappearance of Watson and Holmes left alone to
try and figure out what was going on and how to find Watson.
With no clue
where to start, Holmes—with a little help from Watson’s friends, who are in on
the secret of who the real detective is—has to find Watson and save the British
economy from Moriarty.
It’s a nice
classic, one I enjoyed seeing again.
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