In the wake of the disaster that is "Holmes and Watson" I suggest you all check out what is arguably the smartest and funniest film adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes character - "Without a Clue" (1988) starring Michael Caine and Ben Kingsley in a clever twist on the traditional Holmes story.

This was one of my favorites growing up. It has such a clever premise with Dr. John Watson (Kingsley) as the true "brains" behind the Holmes and Watson duo, and Sherlock Holmes (Caine) as a drunken, failed actor playing the "face" of the duo for publicity reasons.

I actually hadn't thought about it in years, but I watched it again recently and it really is worth a watch if you want to want to see what a good Sherlock Holmes comedy can be (with two multiple academy award winning actors in the leading roles).

Submitted December 29, 2018 at 02:57AM by m0tAt0m http://bit.ly/2Teb2Sd