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- ርልዪረ4 dgn geleden'Sherlock Holmes' turns out to be a ham actor (Michael Caine), hired by brilliant detective Dr. John Watson (Ben Kingsley) to play a character whose adventures are dramatized by Watson and published in a popular weekly magazine. But the two men are forced to set aside their differences when Prof. Moriarty (Paul Freeman) hatches a fiendish plot to destabilize the British Empire. An unexpected gem. Thom Eberhardt's clever revision of Holmesian lore foregoes puns and sight gags for character-based comedy, and a wonderful cast of experienced British thesps plays it with just the right degree of reverence and mockery (Caine and Kingsley, in particular, make a formidable comic team). However, the script - by Gary Murphy and Larry Strawther - is entirely faithful to the spirit of Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous creation: Despite Holmes' incompetence and Watson's escalating outrage, the central mystery is genuinely skillful and engrossing, the clues are delightfully outlandish, and the Victorian atmosphere is conveyed with elegant simplicity, thanks to stylish art direction (by Brian Ackland-Snow) and costume design (by Judy Moorcroft). However, the writers aren't afraid to poke gentle fun at the established conventions, particularly Holmes'/Watson's uncanny ability to draw conclusions from even the most obscure scraps of evidence, and the climax manages to combine warm-hearted comedy and genuine thrills during a final showdown with Moriarty in an abandoned theatre. Highly recommended.
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Without a Clue was released on 21 oktober 1988.
Without a Clue was directed by Thom Eberhardt.
Without a Clue has a runtime of 1 u, 47 m.
Without a Clue was produced by Marc Stirdivant.
Dr. Watson (Ben Kingsley) heeft er genoeg van om altijd maar in de schaduw te moeten staan van Sherlock Holmes, een figuur die hij nota bene zelf heeft geschapen in zijn misdaadserie voor het tijdschrift The Strand. Sherlock Holmes wordt zo populair dat Watson de acteur Reginald Kincaid (Michael Caine) in moet schakelen om zijn fictieve figuur gestalte te geven. Kincaid blijkt echter een dronken toneelspeler die Watson mateloos irriteert. Als Watson probeert hem aan de kant te schuiven om zelf met de eer te gaan strijken blijkt al gauw dat Watson het zelf niet kan, wat hem dwingt om Sherlock Holmes weer tot leven te brengen, met alle gevolgen van dien…
The key characters in Without a Clue are Sherlock Holmes (Michael Caine), Dr. John Watson (Ben Kingsley), Inspector Lestrade (Jeffrey Jones).
Without a Clue is rated 6.
Without a Clue is a Komedie, Misdaad, Mysterie film.
Without a Clue has an audience rating of 7.2 out of 10.
Without a Clue has made US$ 8,5 mln. at the box office.