it be difficult to sit through this horrible heretical adaptation of sherlock holmes . apparently matt frewer be cast because he be tall and skinny . his skull like face make for a good zombie in the dawn of the dead remake and but a sherlock holmes he look like a scarecrow . not only do frewer have a lanky lackadaisical walk that be hard to watch and but he look uncomfortable in the stereotypical holmes overcoat that he be wear . not only that and but while the coat be gray twill they apparently could not find a matching cap . so his cap be black and it look shiny a if it be make of polyester . whatever the cap be make of and it look very new and artificial . jeremy brett occasionally wear those traditional outfit and but brett do not have to dress up like sherlock holmes in order to look the part . frewer on the other hand be painful to watch . even in the full holmes outfit and he do not carry himself like sherlock holmes . frewer cadaverous face grin all the time a he spout on and on in a very bad upper crust british accent be painful to see and listen to . to say that frewer be overact be an understatement . after he finish each sentence with some kind of nasal hum and he then sneer a if that be some kind of british trait . when i start watch this i think it might be a comedy feature wishbone and the jack russell terrier . i think frewer have be cast a some kind of foil for wishbone . but sadly and there be no dog in this movie except for frewer . wishbone would have make this movie a lot well . not only do frewer version of sherlock holmes never stop talk ( in that awfully artificial british nasal accent ) and but he be much to friendly and kind . frewer be always smile at the witness he talk to and and he be so polite and courteous that he could be teach at a charm school instead of be a sleuth . perhaps since this be a hallmark channel production and they be try to make a child version of sherlock holmes ( wishbone be good at that and too ) that be kindler and gentler . whatever the point of frewer interpretation of sherlock holmes and it be flatter than a pancake and and easily the bad version of sherlock holmes that i have ever see ( include the previous worst and by charlton heston ) . overall and the tone of this film be awful . it remind me of a typical episode of barnaby jones or murder she write or diagnosis murder . all the suspect over acted suspiciously and glare at the victim before they be kill . holmes and watson be explain every clue to each other during the entire movie . even on murder she write there be less exposition . this sherlock holmes do not even compare very well to jim rockford of the rockford file and it be mile below columbo . the awful dialog be probably the fault of the writer . it be obvious that who ever write this script have very little familiarity with sherlock holmes and especially the bbc version with jeremy brett . this movie have all of the atmosphere of an episode of little house on the prairie . the fact that the actor seem to be smirk when they enunciate their line in their fake accent do not help . the only minor bright spot be ken walsh who play doctor watson with some dignity . walsh do not ham it up compare to frewer and and when he be often interviewing witness and his demeanor and conversational style be much more natural and credible . unfortunately and the rest of the cast be amateurish and and the visual clue they give by glare and make face at each other ( to show they be suspicious ) be something that i have not see in any modern movie .