Ben Kingsley, Jeffrey Jones, Lysette Anthony
Without a Clue is an underrated comedy featuring stellar teamwork by two great actors, Michael Caine and Ben Kingsley. This Sherlock Holmes pastiche with a twist stars Kingsley as physician, wr...( read more
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DVD Release Date: March 2, 2004
Stats: 208 reviews
the most amusing version of sherlock holmes. kingsley and caine make it worth watching, but don't put off watching other stuff to see this. it's for a quiet afternoon when there's not much else to do. alot of the jokes are repetitive and the slap-stick becomes tiresome quickly
Witty parody of the Sherlock Holmes stories in which the true genius is Ben Kingsley's Dr. Watson, Holmes being a womanising drunken actor hired to play the part. Michael Caine's clearly loving every minute of it, and in combination with Kingsley's ever more disdainful and exaspe...( read more)
Funny, light comedy with wonderful work from Caine and Kingsley. Fans of either man will enjoy this one.
It is not the funniest comedy out there, but I did enjoy this movie. I'm a huge fan of "The Adventures of Holmes" series and I think the spoof that Holmes was only a drunken actor while Watson was the real genius was very clever and funny! Besides, two of my favorite actors were ...( read more)
Ben Kingsly playing Watson has to hire an actor to play Holmes after his stories gain popularity and his public want a face to the Holmes character. "Sherlock" gets to be full of himself and they part ways but find they cannot do their respective jobs without one another. Michael...( read more)
This is a funny film. Starring Michael Caine as Sherlock Holmes and Ben Kingsley as Watson. The basic plot is that Watson is the actual sleuth for all the cases and just uses a actor to potray Holmes. The film is funny and with a great mystery story. But it is the comedy and chem...( read more)
No matter how silly and family orientated the film is, I love this movie. The comedic timing, both verbal and physical, between Kingsley and Caine gets me every time I watch it.
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