Sherlock - Case of Evil (2002)

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Another in a long line of "revisionist" Sherlock Holmes dramas, the made-for-cable Case of Evil offers a 28-year-old Holmes (James D'Arcy) who, in contrast with his later and more familiar persona, brashly brags about his deductive skills, egotistically basks in his fame and popularity, and drinks… More Another in a long line of "revisionist" Sherlock Holmes dramas, the made-for-cable Case of Evil offers a 28-year-old Holmes (James D'Arcy) who, in contrast with his later and more familiar persona, brashly brags about his deductive skills, egotistically basks in his fame and popularity, and drinks like a fish. But young Sherlock is in for a sobering and humiliating return to earth when he first crosses the path of Professor Moriarty (Vincent D'Onofrio), the "Napoleon of Crime." The brilliant but inexperienced Holmes not only fails to connect Moriarty with the murders of London's most notorious opium dealers, but even ends up falling into the clutches of the master criminal, who introduces the hapless detective to a relatively new and exotic drug known as heroin. Helping Sherlock put himself back together after his horrendous experience are his friend Dr. Watson (Roger Morlidge), his brother Mycroft (Richard E. Grant), and a comely young lady (Gabrielle Anwar) -- whose last name happens to be Doyle. The story is climaxed by a thrilling sword duel inside Big Ben (and never mind that the famous clock tower hadn't yet been built). Filmed in Romania, Case of Evil made its USA Network debut on October 25, 2002. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 29 min.
Directed By: Graham Theakston
Genres: Mystery & Suspense, Drama

In Theaters: Oct 25, 2002 Wide
On DVD: Nov 18, 2003

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David S

Some truly terrible acting from all involved make this a real chore to watch, especially if you're more familiar with the excellent Jeremy Brett or the recent Downey Jnr versions. James D'Arcy is pretty appaling as Holmes (even Young Sherlock Holmes was better) but is not… More
Some truly terrible acting from all involved make this a real chore to watch, especially if you're more familiar with the excellent Jeremy Brett or the recent Downey Jnr versions. James D'Arcy is pretty appaling as Holmes (even Young Sherlock Holmes was better) but is not the worst thing here. Instead we have a camp Dr Watson and Anwar copying Heather Graham's performance from 'From Hell' and being even worse! D'Onofrio is usually quite reliable but he looks out of sorts here and can't really cope with the accent. It looks quite good (the sets are convincing) but there is a weird electronic score and there is a strong whiff of 'cheap' about the whole thing. The best thing is Richard E. Grant as Mycroft. His all too brief scene makes you wish that he'd played Holmes instead!
Marion R

I found some things interesting in this reinterpretation of Holmes, but D'Onofrio was unintentionally funny as Professor Moriarty. Overall it just didn't hold together.

Cast

            James D'Arcy as Sherlock Holmes

            Vincent D'Onofrio as Professor Moriarty

            Gabrielle Anwar as Rebecca Doyle

            Roger Morlidge as Dr. Watson

            Richard E. Grant as Mycroft Holmes

            Peter-Hugo Daly as Henry Coot

            Nicholas Gecks as Insp. Lestrade

            Struan Rodger as Ben Harrington

            Valentin Popescu as Killer

            Mihai Dinvale as Theatre Manager

            Anca Androne as Nurse

            Mihai Bisericanu as Sgt. Cox

            Mihai Gruia Sandu as Dr. Cruickshank

            Costi Barbulescu as Captor #1

            Doru Dumitrescu as Captor #2

            Constantin Vasilescu as Goldie Duggan

            Cornelie Tigancu as Chinese Proprietor

            Fritha Goodey as Anna

            Ioana Abur as Victoria

            Nathalie Ester as Pretty Young Hopefl

            Oana Ardelean as Debutante #1

            Cristina Teodroescu as Debutante #2

            Andreea Balan as Burlesque Girl

            Stefan Veronca as Young Holmes

            Radu Captari as Pianst

            Adrian Huluban as Surgean
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Sherlock - Case of Evil (2002)

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