It's hard to ask for more from a film than Nicholas Meyer and Herbert Ross have given us here. No Sherlockians were offended and most were delighted by the idea that Holmes cured his cocaine addiction with the help of Sigmund Freud. The players are magnificent, from Nicol Williamson's brilliant nervous Holmes and Robert Duvall's sturdy Dr. Watson to the always-reliable Alan Arkin as a thoroughly charming Freud. Vanessa Redgrave shows up and glows. There's only one song, but it's by Stephen Sondheim, if you see what I mean. Lavish entertainment, with brains and beauty...and a saber duel at the end, aboard racing trains. See it if you can.
Review of The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
