It is a lot `straighter' that the Rathbone Holmes films but that is not a bad thing. Overall this is a good film with a worthy sense of time. The rest of the cast are good and support the tale well. Richardson is a good Holmes and made me forget Rathbone, while Healy does quite well as Watson although Bruce is forever in that role for me (even though I dislike that version of Watson). He is clearly Holmes' sidekick rather than equal but nonetheless he is certainly different from Bruce's playing. Happily this does not come from Watson being a buffoon of sorts. However it is still enjoyable and has some exciting moments of action and good moments where Holmes deduces the clues! The film also has a reasonable vein of good humour running through it and is funny at times. The plot is a little duller than it should have been because we already know what's going on from the start as opposed to working it out with Holmes. I heard good things about this version and they were mostly right this is a good telling of the story, even if I struggled to follow some parts of it (my fault and not the film's!). Over the past few months I have been watching al to of the Rathbone/Bruce Holmes films and have been enjoying them, but I thought I'd take another version and try it out. However Holmes finds that someone is killing off the four in the hunt for the treasure and must race to stop him and save the jewels. She takes along Holmes and Watson and they uncover a years old pact regarding stolen treasure the so called `four'. Miss Mary Morstan has been receiving jewels from an unknown source for some time when the anonymous man wants a meeting. Like many others, I find Ian Richardson the definitive Holmes, and mourn that not more films were made with him as the gallant and often eccentric private detective. the thrilling chase of the Aurora on the Thames. I also appreciated finally witnessing the scene left out in many adaptations. Watching him brush off Holmes' suggestions, while our favorite sleuth is attempting not to laugh or groan at his absurdities, is nothing less than humorous. One scene I happen to particularly like is when Inspector Layton is brought in to the crime scene.
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When Mary clings to him after a particularly jarring series of events, the uncomfortable Holmes untangles himself and insists on not making a fuss. He also does an excellent job of reacting. Richardson is an excellent Holmes he portrays him with just the right amount of light humor and intelligence to make him enthralling even while in the background. Although the film takes great liberties in making the storyline unique and exciting, it still manages to convey the very heart of what Doyle intended.
Unlike other adaptations, rather than attempting to solve the case ourselves, we watch the villain at work and follow along as Holmes attempts to piece together the sparse clues. No adaptation follows implicitly, but this film does well at blending notable passages and dialogue from the book in with adventurous romps through London, and even to a carnival where death seems the main feature. There have been many adaptations of The Sign of Four as one of Doyle's most highly respected works.
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