This movie is a straightforward Holmes mystery, faithful enough to the source but uninspired in its telling.
Closest comparison: It’s like Terror by Night with the production values of Knights of the Round Table.
Setting: Cozy Mystery
Plot: Murder Mystery
Tone: Mystery Thriller
This screwball comedy hits a lot of the same notes as Airplane!, the previous film by the same director. It has the same deadpan visual gags, outlandish antics, and sprinkles of raunchy humor throughout that make Police Squad and the Naked Gun movies so beloved. The plot incorporates anachronisms that some viewers might fight distracting, but not nearly enough to account for its cultural obscurity. This movie is hilarious and a must-watch for fans of the director’s previous work.
Content warning: brief female nudity
Closest comparison: It’s like Airplane! by way of Spy Hard.
Setting: World War II
Plot: Espionage Thriller
Tone: Screwball Comedy
