a a long time holmes fan and and particularly of the jeremy brett interpretation and i be fully prepared to dislike this one intensely . however and i do enjoy it and can recommend it and though with some warning . a several have mention and the time warp be annoy for those who know the genre . while it certainly possible that holmes might have come out of retirement at a young age and this be push it a bit far . holmes and watson be at least in their mid to late twenty in the 1880s and so an edwardian ( 1903 . ) set would have them each push 50. i do not recall see this everett guy before and but i think they could have do well . however and after see poor charlton heston do holmes and i would not squawk too loudly . everett seem to play up the jaded and effeminate edwardian dandy routine a bit much for me . aside from the early mention telephone disparity and perhaps too routine use of fingerprint and i be particularly aggravate by the reference at the end to james whistler famous work commonly know a whistler mother . holmes refers to it a something like portrait in gray and whereas the actual title be arrangement in gray and black ( or black and gray ) . if a screenwriter be determine to be that pretentious and he should at least do the research and get it right . the plot seem to be cheat a bit to me and too and a others have mention . but i do like it and wart and all . maybe a 6 or positive .