Holmes & Watson

Holmes & Watson is a 2018 American mystery action comedy film written and directed by Etan Cohen. The film is a parody version of the 2009 film Sherlock Holmes written by Michael Robert Johnson, Simon Kinberg and Anthony Peckham and based on the characters made by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The film stars Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Rebecca Hall, Ralph Fiennes, Rob Brydon, Kelly Macdonald, Lauren Lapkus, and Hugh Laurie. The film was released on December 25, 2018 by Columbia Pictures. The film recieved overwhelming negative by film critics and Sherlock Holmes fans for its poor script, dated and unfunny jokes, and squandering of the cast to the source materials. Additionally, the film is a box office bomb, grossing 41 million dollars on a 42 million dollars budget. Specialize critics considering the worst comedy film of all time in the history. In CVF Awards, the film was 3 nominated for Worst Screenplay/Written and Worst Director for Cohen and Worst Screen Combo and winning two including Worst Actor for Ferrell and Worst Comedy Film. In Golden Raspberry Awards, the film being many nominations and winning 4 including Worst Pictures, Worst Director, Worst Supporting Actor and Worst Remake, Ripoff, Sequel or Prequel.
==Plot==
Sherlock Holmes is viewed as a legendary detective. Both he and Watson are to view the trial of Professor James Moriarty, but are temporarily waylaid by a package sent by Moriarty and brought to them by their housekeeper, Mrs. Hudson. At the trial, Holmes reveals the man accused of Moriarty's crimes is an imposter named Jacob Musgrave, who is incapable of committing the murders due to tremors in his hand caused by excessive masturbation. Despite attempts by Inspector Lestrade to convince Holmes that his deduction is incorrect, Holmes is convinced that Moriarty is currently traveling to the United States.
After the trial, the duo travel to Buckingham Palace to attend a surprise birthday party for Holmes, where they discover a corpse inside of a birthday cake along with a message from Moriarty, stating that Queen Victoria will die in 4 days' time. During the autopsy, Holmes and Watson meet Dr. Grace Hart and the feral Millie. Watson and Holmes become enamored with Grace and Millie, respectively. By the end of the autopsy, Watson declares that the corpse's cause of death is indeterminable, while Holmes believes that the person was poisoned. Furthermore, he believes that the poison came from Gustav Klinger. The pair eventually locate Klinger, who is indeed in league with Moriarty. Before Klinger can reveal anything, he is murdered.
Holmes decides that he must seek help from his brother Mycroft, who tells him that the murderer is someone close to him. Holmes mistakenly believes Watson to be the murderer and has him arrested. He comes to regret this decision, causing his emotions to return. Holmes goes to Watson's cell, only to find it empty save for a plate filled with red velvet cake crumbs. Deducing that his housekeeper made the cake and that Watson left the crumbs to send him a message, he tracks Watson and Mrs. Hudson, who is revealed to be Moriarty's daughter, to the Titanic, where the murder of the Queen is to take place. After apologizing to and freeing Watson, they rush to the main room where they discover a bomb, which Watson throws out of a window. The bomb lands in Mrs. Hudson's boat, killing her and her accomplices.
The pair are congratulated by the Queen, only for Holmes to defer the credit to Watson. The pair reconnect with Grace and Millie, the latter of whom reveals that her feral personality was an act to manipulate men. Each pair shares a kiss before Grace and Millie head out on the Titanic. After returning home, Holmes proudly displays a plaque on their building showing that Watson is a co-detective, finally giving him the recognition he desires (though it is still smaller than Holmes' own plaque). Later, Holmes and Watson confront Moriarty in a bar in the United States.
==Cast==
*Will Ferrell as Sherlock Holmes
*John C. Reilly as John Watson
*Rebecca Hall as Dr. Grace Hart
*Ralph Fiennes as Professor Moriarty
*Rob Brydon as Inspector Lestrade
*Kelly Macdonald as Rose Hudson
*Lauren Lapkus as Millie
*Hugh Laurie as Mycroft Holmes
*Pam Ferris as Queen Victoria
*Bella Ramsey as Flotsam
*Scarlet Grace as Pickle
*Noah Jupe as Doxy
*Steve Coogan as Gustav Klinger
*Braun Strowman as Braun
== Extended links ==
Holmes & Watson on IMDb
==Videos==
===Trailer===
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