It's obvious that a 26 minute B-feature is not going to do justice to a Sherlock Holmes story. I was intrigued at this attempt to energize the story of 'The Man With The Twisted Lip.' Those ideas did indeed have possibilities but they were never going to work in such an abbreviated form like this. So I will just stick to the positives that I found.
While the studio shots were terrible I did enjoy the location shots. Particularly atmospheric is when Holmes trails the beggar through a cemetery to a place by the river. It does all look very dingy but with the imposing Tower Bridge in the background that makes the scene look so good. The place that the beggar has led Holmes is the Bar of Gold opium den.
I thought that Campbell Singer was expressive as Dr Watson. Mystery fans will know him from lots of TV episodes particularly 'The Saint' and 'The Avengers.' He manages a similarity to Nigel Bruce's Dr Watson by fooling around a bit. A funny moment is when he dons Holmes' deerstalker and does an impression of him.
I was not impressed by John Longden as Holmes. So I'll just keep Campbell Singer and the location shots in my memory whenever I look back on this.
While the studio shots were terrible I did enjoy the location shots. Particularly atmospheric is when Holmes trails the beggar through a cemetery to a place by the river. It does all look very dingy but with the imposing Tower Bridge in the background that makes the scene look so good. The place that the beggar has led Holmes is the Bar of Gold opium den.
I thought that Campbell Singer was expressive as Dr Watson. Mystery fans will know him from lots of TV episodes particularly 'The Saint' and 'The Avengers.' He manages a similarity to Nigel Bruce's Dr Watson by fooling around a bit. A funny moment is when he dons Holmes' deerstalker and does an impression of him.
I was not impressed by John Longden as Holmes. So I'll just keep Campbell Singer and the location shots in my memory whenever I look back on this.