I only bought this DVD because it was cheap... Actually I have seen three other Rathbone- Holmes before and this one is not the best.
Holmes has been asked to prevent the steal of a phenomenal diamond during a trip on a train. Who would think that inspector Clouseau might find his match in Sherlock Holmes ? Naturally the diamond gets stolen, and by the time it's found back three or four people have been murdered... But Sherlock looks proud of himself !
The acting is fine, except maybe for Rathbone who surprisingly looks more flat than unflappable. The pace is fast, maybe too fast since you discover the culprit before you have time to seriously suspect anybody. And obviously the story is full of flaws (*spoiler : who's surprised when Sherlock solemnly announces that the diamond was not stolen ? You actually saw him substituting a fake for the real one at the beginning while pretending to have a look at it*) and clichés (you guess what will happen on that fast running train if Sherlock gets near a door mysteriously wide opened to the dark night outside ? Sherlock didn't guess). So it certainly doesn't compare to The Lady vanishes. But who cares ? Clichés and flaws are exactly what you expect when watching this kind of movie, and it's part of the pleasure.
Holmes has been asked to prevent the steal of a phenomenal diamond during a trip on a train. Who would think that inspector Clouseau might find his match in Sherlock Holmes ? Naturally the diamond gets stolen, and by the time it's found back three or four people have been murdered... But Sherlock looks proud of himself !
The acting is fine, except maybe for Rathbone who surprisingly looks more flat than unflappable. The pace is fast, maybe too fast since you discover the culprit before you have time to seriously suspect anybody. And obviously the story is full of flaws (*spoiler : who's surprised when Sherlock solemnly announces that the diamond was not stolen ? You actually saw him substituting a fake for the real one at the beginning while pretending to have a look at it*) and clichés (you guess what will happen on that fast running train if Sherlock gets near a door mysteriously wide opened to the dark night outside ? Sherlock didn't guess). So it certainly doesn't compare to The Lady vanishes. But who cares ? Clichés and flaws are exactly what you expect when watching this kind of movie, and it's part of the pleasure.