I started watching this movie and quit after it had a T-Rex dinosaur in along with a giant squid.otocupus in it. This is a Sherlock Holmes movie. How moronic is it to have these make believe creatures in this type of movie / story! I just lost interest and wanted to warn others it not worth your time.

The Aslyum is a movie company known for making cheap knockoffs of various popular films using bad special effects. Probably the only reason I didn't give this a lower rating is because it didn't focus that much on the cheap effects. This is still a pretty stupid film. It was made right after the popular Robert Downey Jr. film. I don't quite remember that movie that well, but it's easy to tell this is a ripoff. They couldn't even make something original with a public domain character?The movie features a sea monster, a dinosaur, and a robot dragon. Yeah, exactly what you'd expect to see in a Sherlock Holmes movie, right? The villain turns out to be Sherlock's brother and Sherlock's real first name is Robert or something. It's as ridiculous as it sounds. We get cheap and hammy performances from everyone. Sherlock probably never had it so bad. *1/2

Quite simply, this film was painful from the beginning to the end.Did the Director not actually review this film.Many of the other reviews have already noted that the acting was terrible, the plot was ridiculous, the direction was abominable and I could go on for ever.Seriously the portrayal of Sherlock Holmes, unless we are talking comedy or satire, is complex and requires skill from both the Directors, Screen Writers and the actor. This film portrays neither from either of the roles, not one iota of skill ......Simply put, this is a terrible film.. I really don't want to knock on anyone but this was just terrible...

Sherlock Holmes is not a good movie by a long shot, but in comparison to some of the other movies Asylum has churned out it is not that bad either.I do agree it does have its problems. The film is low budget, and some of it does show, as some of the production values while not terrible are not great. Some of the editing could have been better, while the film is dully lit and some of the sets, locations and costumes are just okay if somewhat uninteresting. The dinosaur and dragon are quite good though. The film is too short, and I think too rushed as well, and while it was nice to listen to the soundtrack was forgettable soon after. Ben Syder does do what he can with the iconic detective known as Sherlock Holmes but I couldn't help thinking in terms of mannerisms and appearance he was miscast.However, the direction was decent, as was the script which had some nice touches without being entirely exceptional. While it does have its holes and quite strange in its feel, the story is an interesting one and entertaining enough if you don't think about it too much, the villain is enjoyable and there are some good performances from Gareth David as a more quiet and composed Watson and Dominic Keating. Elizabeth Arends is lovely, and the climax was diverting and much better than I expected.Overall, there is nothing outstanding on display, and those who are looking for a faithful adaptation will be disappointed. But it is mildly entertaining with some good things if you don't take it too seriously. 5/10 Bethany Cox