Sherlock (TV) [2002] Vincent D'Onofrio

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Sherlock (2002) (TV)

A Case of Evil
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0337593/

Sherlock: Case of Evil is a 2002 made-for-television movie focusing on Sherlock Holmes (James D'Arcy) as a young adult in his 20s. The story noticeably departs from the style and backstory of the original material.


James D'Arcy ... Sherlock Holmes
Roger Morlidge ... Dr. Watson
Gabrielle Anwar ... Rebecca Doyle
Vincent D'Onofrio ... Moriarty
Nicholas Gecks ... Insp. Lestrade
Peter-Hugo Daly ... Henry Coot
Richard E. Grant ... Mycroft
Struan Rodger ... Ben Harrington
Mihai Bisericanu ... Sgt. Cox
Sandu Mihai Gruia ... Dr. Cruickshank (as Mihai Gruia Sandu)
Constantin Barbulescu ... Captor #1 (as Costi Barbulescu)
Doru Dumitrescu ... Captor #2
Constantin Vasilescu ... Goldie Duggan
Corneliu Tigancu ... Chinese proprietor
Fritha Goodey ... Anna

Lead actor James D'Arcy, playing Holmes as both a ladies man and a no-nonsense investigator makes a convincing Holmes on both accounts. It's not clear whether Holmes's boyish smugness is a result of his deducing skills or his remarkable physical beauty. He gives Holmes the passion and drive he needs for such intense devotion to crime solving, but also the emotional weaknesses that plague him. Although his English accent is a little questionable, supporting actor Vincent D'Onofrio, captures the massive ego and appetites of Moriarty and he offers an intimidating physical presence.

London looks gloriously dreary, and close-ups of everyday objects (an ornate inkpot, a grandfather clock that's a work of art) serve as a reminder of how elegantly the well-to-do lived at this time. Or so we believe, many viewers having been educated primarily by Merchant-Ivory and imported British television. Special effects coordinator Daniel Parvulescu has fun on all accounts, creating realistic props as well as a rich, atmospheric London set, it's awfully pretty, thanks to the production designer (Chris Roope) and the director of photography (Lukas Strebel).

The film is a competent, well-plotted mystery, which capitalizes on the current crime-solving zeitgeist spurred by the popularity of "CSI" types and gives viewers the same kind of thrills, only with an old-fashioned twist, which is climaxed by a thrilling sword duel inside Big Ben.