The use of broad humour - wel, that dogs Holmes (pun intended!) through many productions from Nigel Bruce to the new film with Cohen.
I think since the production played Watson more as Doyle fashioned him the usual humour came from Sir Henry instead.
There IS a glaring omission in my review - and that is the downbeat ending. Sir Henry can never be part of the culture he would wish to join - and he is left to travel around the world on a boat instead.
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Date: 2008-09-04 05:51 pm (UTC)I think since the production played Watson more as Doyle fashioned him the usual humour came from Sir Henry instead.
There IS a glaring omission in my review - and that is the downbeat ending.
Sir Henry can never be part of the culture he would wish to join -
and he is left to travel around the world on a boat instead.