Basil Rathbone IS the Only Sherlock Holmes.

Rating: 3/10 (3 January 2010)

I give it a "3" because it's still a good "time waster" but not at current prices. It's really a shame that when Basil Rathbone was playing Holmes, Universal Studios didn't give the series an "A" picture budget and reduced the series to a "B" picture status. Unlike the first two "Holmes-Watson" movies from 20th Cent. Fox in 1939, namely "Hound of the Baskervilles" and "Adventures of Sherlock Holmes."
This latest attempt is yet another modern example of tens of millions spent on special effects but not enough money spent on a good story or proper actors.
BTW, the ONLY other Holmes that ever met the standard of Rathbone's version was the BBC TV series that starred the late Jeremy Brett.
This one with Downey? Wait for it to come out on video or appear on cable: save your money.