Holmes & Watson

Name: Holmes & Watson
Genre: Adventure, Mystery, Comedy, Crime
Released: December 25, 2018
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 24
Cast: Bella Ramsey, Bronson Webb, Hugh Laurie, John C. Reilly, Kelly Macdonald

2018

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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 23 Critics

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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 55 Ratings

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Holmes & Watson

Movie Details & Credits

Columbia Pictures | Release Date: December 25, 2018

Starring: Bella Ramsey, Bronson Webb, Hugh Laurie, John C. Reilly, Kelly Macdonald, Lauren Lapkus, Noah Jupe, Pam Ferris, Ralph Fiennes, Rebecca Hall, Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan, Will Ferrell

Summary: A humorous take on Arthur Conan Doyle's classic mysteries featuring Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson.

Director: Etan Cohen

Genre(s): Adventure, Mystery, Comedy, Crime

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 90 min

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New York Magazine (Vulture) - David Edelstein

Dec 26, 2018

As a director, Coen commits comedy’s most cardinal sin: He gets between us and the performers. Read full review

The Playlist - Cory Woodroof

Dec 27, 2018

Holmes and Watson will probably make you smile, and occasionally, it earns that goodwill. But it’s nowhere near where it should be with the company present. Forgive the pun, but it’s elementary to find what’s off with this movie. It’s being solved by detectives missing a key clue. Read full review

IGN - William Bibbiani

Dec 27, 2018

The lazy gags, wasted supporting cast and unfocused writing make the film an unfunny chore, which evokes but doesn't come close to their earlier comedic outings. Read full review

The Film Stage - John Fink

Dec 27, 2018

The gags involve cocaine, bees, primitive MMA, raw unions, and a selfie that goes horribly wrong with the queen, all of which are terribly tired and unfunny. This is the kind of damaged goods studios have been quietly selling to streaming services. Read full review

Austin Chronicle - Marc Savlov

Dec 26, 2018

Combined with some awfully lazy riffs on Holmes’s fondness for his seven-per-cent solution, Holmes & Watson is not so much a case of whodunit as it is a question why bother. Read full review

The Observer (UK) - Wendy Ide

Jan 16, 2019

Puerile, imbecilic and imbued with the kind of casual 1970s sitcom homophobia that reads all male friendships as somehow suspect, this slack-jawed grossout comedy represents the nadir of Conan Doyle adaptations. Read full review

The A.V. Club - Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

Dec 25, 2018

If there are any new jokes left to tell about Holmes, they’re nowhere to be found in the abysmal Holmes & Watson, which might be the worst feature-length film ever made about the “consulting detective” from Baker Street. Read full review

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The_Reviewer098

Jan 18, 2019

This movie was bangin. When i watched this movie I decided that I was gonna name my kids Holmes and Watson.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

Cynthiajoy

Dec 29, 2018

I'm not an automatic Will Ferrell fan, but my husband and I laughed all the way through this movie. It followed the traditional framework while blowing up with ridiculous glee. Both stars are delightful, as are the supporting actors, the latter could easily play it straight. Both guys haveI'm not an automatic Will Ferrell fan, but my husband and I laughed all the way through this movie. It followed the traditional framework while blowing up with ridiculous glee. Both stars are delightful, as are the supporting actors, the latter could easily play it straight. Both guys have silly love relationships which are a stitch. Go ahead and see it no matter what the reviews say.… Expand

4 of 11 users found this helpful47

LegendaryLass

Dec 25, 2018

You can practically see the sweat flying off of Ferrell and Reilly as they struggle to mine the confused, lazy script for laughs. They mostly succeed but don't look for the ludicrous plot to make any sense.

6 of 25 users found this helpful619

clarkaddison

Jan 6, 2019

This movie was so bad. Just so bad. It is insulting to see such a talented cast wasted and look like amateurs

1 of 2 users found this helpful11

Daniel_Endure

Dec 27, 2018

Each minute is packed with what should be several laughs, but none of them hit home to the point that the entire film feels like an improv piece. In addition, the whole mystery at the center of it all couldn't possibly be more bare-bones. In the end, the joke will be on you if you sitEach minute is packed with what should be several laughs, but none of them hit home to the point that the entire film feels like an improv piece. In addition, the whole mystery at the center of it all couldn't possibly be more bare-bones. In the end, the joke will be on you if you sit through an entire viewing of Holmes & Watson.… Expand

6 of 7 users found this helpful61

ankaindi

Jan 7, 2019

its the worst movie that Ive seen on the big screen. really. worst scenario, at least.

0 of 1 users found this helpful01

bkristman

Dec 27, 2018

If anyone saw the trailer for this they would have a hard time justifying going to the film and torturing themselves long enough to do a proper review.Even the 'best 'parts in the trailer were brutal.

12 of 15 users found this helpful123

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