I wasn't really expecting this to be wonderful but I got it cheap and thought it was odd being released by 88 Films. They had usually been interesting and I had many of them on my shelves, like Asia thrillers, Gialli and slashers but this one is about Sherlock Holmes and Sigmund Freud. Odd indeed, but it is fine. There is some humour and some detection from Holmes and a little dreaming with Freud and there is rather a lot of cocaine. It of course has a splendid cast with a weird but lovely part by Nicol Williams as Holmes, and great with Alan Arkin as Freud and good as usual with Laurence Olivier as Professor Moriarty and a small bit of Vanessa Redgrave. The Doctor is by Robert Duvall with a rather strange voice. Based on the book by Nicholas Meyer it is rather good although it does slow down but picks up with Freud and his hypnotism and just before the last twenty minutes it looks as if it is far too long and then come the trains. The last section towards the end and with several locomotives they are spectacular and first-class with some great action.
