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06/24/06
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
59 %
Reviews Counted: 17 Fresh: 10 Rotten:7 Average Rating: 5.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins
Synopsis: Directed by Barry Levinson (DINER, RAIN MAN) and produced by Steven Spielberg, this imaginative tale presumes that Sherlock Holmes and John Watson met as young men at a boarding school in the late 1800s. Holmes (Nicholas Rowe) is already an aspiring detective when Watson (Alan Cox) arrives... [More]
Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: Nicholas Rowe, Alan Cox, Anthony Higgins, Sophie Ward, Susan Fleetwood
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05/24/03
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Like a peacock showing its bright colours. Sadly, it’s all about show, not substance.
07/20/04
Reveals that Holmes' true love is tortured to death in a big-budget extravaganza that provided the bastard sire for Jar Jar Binks.
07/06/04
By the time Young Sherlock Holmes clangs to a close, the assets of the film are buried beneath an avalanche of unnecessary bells and whistles.
02/22/04
definitely worth a better reception than it's received over the years.
11/23/03
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