I had no idea that Roger Moore had ever been in a movie related to Sherlock Holmes, and here he appears alongside Patrick Macnea as Dr Watson.
Remarkably enough it also features the legendary American film director, John Huston as Holmes nemesis Professor Moriarty.
My knowledge of Sherlock Holmes is courtesy of the, television and film representatives.
I have only relatively recently started to become, acquainted with Conan Doyle's actual written word.
Holmes appears to me to be a somewhat taciturn individual, as a person he strikes me as an atypical bachelor. His references to women are to say, the least somewhat oblique. And yet rather unbelievably he is not entirely oblivious to their existence.
For there is "that woman" as Sherlock Holmes is want to refer to one Eileen Adler.
I am only aware of her making but a fleeting appearance in Sherlock Holmes, life and then more in the nature of an advisory.
Yet here in this movie's storyline we have a fuller fledged narrative of the, yes actual relationship between Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler. Here their meeting is scarcely adversarial, and of a far more cordial nature altogether.
Mention is made by Holmes to Adler of him, having helped her out in an incident.
Apparently they met by accident and spent, a memorable "Night in Montenegro".
All in all the movie is well made and performed all those involved, with Roger Moore while not the definitive Sherlock Holmes, he certainly gives a fair stab at it.
The mystery is engaging and entertaining replete with a chase through New York, the period involving horse drawn vehicles making it all the more so.
Remarkably enough it also features the legendary American film director, John Huston as Holmes nemesis Professor Moriarty.
My knowledge of Sherlock Holmes is courtesy of the, television and film representatives.
I have only relatively recently started to become, acquainted with Conan Doyle's actual written word.
Holmes appears to me to be a somewhat taciturn individual, as a person he strikes me as an atypical bachelor. His references to women are to say, the least somewhat oblique. And yet rather unbelievably he is not entirely oblivious to their existence.
For there is "that woman" as Sherlock Holmes is want to refer to one Eileen Adler.
I am only aware of her making but a fleeting appearance in Sherlock Holmes, life and then more in the nature of an advisory.
Yet here in this movie's storyline we have a fuller fledged narrative of the, yes actual relationship between Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler. Here their meeting is scarcely adversarial, and of a far more cordial nature altogether.
Mention is made by Holmes to Adler of him, having helped her out in an incident.
Apparently they met by accident and spent, a memorable "Night in Montenegro".
All in all the movie is well made and performed all those involved, with Roger Moore while not the definitive Sherlock Holmes, he certainly gives a fair stab at it.
The mystery is engaging and entertaining replete with a chase through New York, the period involving horse drawn vehicles making it all the more so.