Without A Clue

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Year:	1988
Country:	UK
Language:	English
Genre:	Comedy, Crime, Mystery
IMDB:	IMDB Page
Rating:	7.5 Rate
Collection:	Seen It Wishlist
Community:	4 Have Seen, 1 Wishlist


Director	Thom Eberhardt
Selected Cast	Michael Caine as Reginald Kincaid / Sherlock Holmes
	Ben Kingsley as Dr. Watson
	Jeffrey Jones as Inspector Lestrade
	Lysette Anthony as Leslie Giles

On DVD & Blu-ray World

DVD

Without A Clue - Unknown - UK

DVD

Without A Clue - MGM - USA (2004)

VHS

Without A Clue - Alexandra Video - Bulgaria (1994)

VHS

Without A Clue - Filmpac - Australia (1989)

Comments and Reviews


jakal68 11th Nov 2023



Magic Marmalade 24th Jun 2022		Rated 8/10 Still, perhaps my favourite Sherlock Holmes movie. I don't know why exactly, but people tend not to like this movie, maybe because of the central conceit, that's it's a subversive spoof of Sherlock Holmes, that imagines him as a Fraud... a piece of window dressing co conceal the real brains behind the operation: Ben Kingsley's watson. ...Not Cannon! (Gasp) But this means that, Holmes aficionados aside, it's great fun, light hearted, and very self-deprecating. The essential plot is nothing new... Moriarty is up to no good, and Scotland Yard recruits Holmes to get to the bottom of things, unfortunately, it's a sham, as "Holmes" (Michael Caine) is a bit of a scummy, drunkard, out of work actor, hired by the frustrated author of the Holmes stories, Watson, to be the living embodiment of his fictional creation, so he can solve crimes in real life... until "Holmes" is actually called upon to play the part for real, in Watson's stead. And this makes for a great set up, with Caine giving a gloriously dishevelled, bungling, slapstick comedic performance, against, Kingsley's straight-man. There's only a couple of cringey moments that wouldn't perhaps make the cut today, in what is otherwise a light-hearted, brisk, family comedy version of the super-sleuth, but still a very enjoyable watch, I think, and though it might be blasphemous to the Holmes brigade, deserves to be better regarded for what it is. 1 person found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?

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