this modern retelling of sherlock holmes cast rupert everett a a holmes who be clearly out of his element and much like basil rathbone in those cheapie holmes flick from the mid 40 that be set during wwii . modern time ( or 1902 and in this case ) foist upon the still victorian holmes and and u and such unwanted contrivance a routine fingerprinting and telephone and cigarette and crime game room . if you do not know good and you might think you be watch an episode of law and order . the plot be straight out of l and o as well represent it holmes and scotland yard versus a fetishist serial killer . holmes be so befuddled and he fail to see what we clearly see when it be discover early on that the primary suspect fingerprint do not match those take from the crime scene . we then have to wait for holmes to play catch up . how sad . i could have take the change in era if the filmmaker have use an actual conan doyle plot . everett be waste and play a chain smoking and dope up holmes . we even get to watch him inject himself with cocaine in one scene and a if this be need . we also get to watch inspector lestrade perform an l and o style big whupping on the suspect .