I hated it. The movie made wandered away from the book so much, it was almost painful to see it.
First of all Dr. Mortimer was a young man and his age was the key in the opening sequence of the novel. By making him an old large man destroyed the very beginning of the story.
Then, the main characters - In one scene Holmes is using violence to get his way, which he NEVER did unless the situation was life-threatening. If we was beating people up to get answers then he would be a pretty dumb detective. Besides that, this Holmes is arrogant and a big snob. I am not so fond of the original character, but he was better than this. And Watson is so undeveloped. He is like a enclosure to Holmes, just sitting there and doing nothing, while Holmes is babbling on and on (he never babbled, he was a man of silent action).
And the plot was changes so much, I don't know where to start pointing out the wrongs. I will only say, that Barrymore was flashing the lights for the runaway murderer who just happened to be his wife's brother. Why did he do it - the spouses were feeding him, while his was hiding before moving to South America (he never had the chance).
First of all Dr. Mortimer was a young man and his age was the key in the opening sequence of the novel. By making him an old large man destroyed the very beginning of the story.
Then, the main characters - In one scene Holmes is using violence to get his way, which he NEVER did unless the situation was life-threatening. If we was beating people up to get answers then he would be a pretty dumb detective. Besides that, this Holmes is arrogant and a big snob. I am not so fond of the original character, but he was better than this. And Watson is so undeveloped. He is like a enclosure to Holmes, just sitting there and doing nothing, while Holmes is babbling on and on (he never babbled, he was a man of silent action).
And the plot was changes so much, I don't know where to start pointing out the wrongs. I will only say, that Barrymore was flashing the lights for the runaway murderer who just happened to be his wife's brother. Why did he do it - the spouses were feeding him, while his was hiding before moving to South America (he never had the chance).