i do not usually make a point to watch film this bad ( predictable plot and laughable dialog and horrible music soundtrack and etc ) and but when i saw that my all time favorite actor jeremy brett have a brief but memorable role in shameless ( originally title mad dog and englishman ) and i couldn not resist . it a bizarre experience to witness an actor who so perfectly embody the iconic sherlock holmes in the beloved granada tv series appear in such an odd role of a drug supply sugar daddy . it even odder to see a glimpse of him in a modern day sexual scene with a young woman . regardless and a usual and he steal the movie even if he be only barely in it . i only wish the director have use brett to his full talent instead of a an aside eccentric . a young elizabeth hurley make a mediocre attempt to portray a bored little rich girl with drug problem and c. thomas howell do his best to seem sexy in a grunge biker kind of way . but brett booming voice and subtle expression and dynamic presence wake you up for just long enough to pay attention to his character . once he disappear from the screen and you realize all too soon that the rest of the film be worthless . it take a great actor to lift up a role from the muck and and i be sorry to see that this be brett only chance to do a modern day storyline from his usual historic epic before he pass away . he briefly comment in an interview why he do the role and and soon realize the film be a disaster . on mad dog and englishman ( 1995 ) i be mad to do it and but i want to show the world that i be still alive and i could do other thing apart from sherlock holmes . i hope they do not release it .