The film is currently holding a rating of 75 out of 100 on Metacritic. Robert Bianco of "USA Today" remarked, "Everett sticks close enough to the outline created by Arthur Conan Doyle to be recognizably Sherlockian, and yet he deviates enough to create an amusing character all his own." Dorothy Rabinowitz of the "Wall Street Journal" wrote, "Everett carries the role of the master detective off with dispatch—a portrayal rich in tortured silences and seasoned with touches of campy authority." Marilyn Stasio, writing for "The Daily Telegraph", called Everett's interpretation "elegant and decidedly decadent".