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Wow! What a bizarre film! Unfortunately the few funny moments there were were quite overshadowed by it's completely weird and random vibe throughout.

The acting in this movie is really good.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

Disclaimer: I got really sleepy about 20 minutes into this movie, so I struggled to pay attention at times, and I know it hurts my viewing of the movie. Only once before have I felt tired during a movie: it was the new Godzilla movie, and I had been up all day by the time I went to see it in a dark room. I watched this movie during the afternoon with sunlight coming in; yet even when movies are boring, I never feel sleepy, so I have no idea what happened here. I'll do my best to review what I paid attention to.I struggled to follow the case that develops later in the story because I felt so tired, so I won't have much to say about it. I found the premise of the movie to be pretty intriguing, and it was interesting to see Sherlock Holmes be analyzed by Freud, whose analysis resembles Holmes' capabilities. The acting performances seemed good enough, but the camera-work was weird. There were some shots that were really good, like when it shows Holmes' viewpoint while high. Other shots had some wonky angles; it felt like I was watching a filmed play, which is not a compliment to the cinematographer. I can't quite place my finger on what was off, but something was. There were some really cheesy scenes, like Freud's real tennis match. That scene went on way too long and had a cliché outcome. The ending to the film, which reveals that Moriarty had an affair with Holmes' mother, was very surprising. That was great.Overall, the movie didn't leave much of an impression. I'm willing to watch it again, and hopefully I'd like it a bit more.6/10

Nicol Williamson plays Holmes in this adaptation of Nicolas Meyer's novel, which suggests that Sherlock's 'disappearance' in 1891 was due to a cocaine addiction. What's more, he has the detective travelling to Vienna to visit Siggy Freud (Alan Arkin) in the hope of finding a cure. The pair subsequently work together to solve a case. Moriarty, played by Lawrence Olivier also makes an appearance, allowing Freud is to psycho analyse Holmes' paranoid obsession with his nemesisWilliamson was mostly a stage actor, one with a somewhat troublesome reputation but here he's terrific, right up there with the Peter Cushing interpretation of the famous detective. Arkin is excellent , too, his New York Jewish accent being just the ticket. Robert Duvall as Watson is a disaster not of his own making. - the script gives him nothing and the tortuous accent only buttons him further. The first part of the story in which Holmes battles the demon drug is excellent and contains some very scary dream sequences. The second part in which Vanessa Redgrave features as a damsel in distress is more conventional and turns into a romp. The only flaw in the film are the steam engines used for the chase through 'Austria' - they are are British. The first is a Black 5, and the second a '6' class from the Eastern region. Neither were ever exported. Tsk

The Seven per cent solution was one of my favorite Childhood films. Nicol Williamson was to me Sherlock Holmes. He looked like Holmes and he sounded to me the way Holmes ought to sound. After Watching Basil Rathbone portray Holmes(Rathbone will always be Holmes) I saw several other Holmes but none did justice to the role like Williamson. The story is simple. Sherlock Holmes is addicted to cocaine a seven percent solution 7% Cocaine and 91% saline solution. This addiction renders Holmes mad and paranoid with certain secrets from his past coming to haunt him. Watson decides to take him to Vienna to find the one man who could Cure Holmes. Enter DR. Sigmund Freud wonderfully played by Alan Arkin HE MAKES THE MOVIE!! Holmes is sent to Vienna by remarkable Ruse concocted by Watson and Holmes older smarter brother Mycroft. Holmes meets Freud and is forced to confront his addiction and is forced to cure it. While in the middle of his cure Freud has a patient in his care disappear. Enter Holmes to find her and save her from a Criminal conspiracy the climax of the film is thrilling and exciting and it makes you wonder why Hollywood with it's new generation of filmmakers and writers and actors why can't they do this kind of film today? The Truth is they can't. This movie belongs to a era we will never see again a era in which Adventure didn't mean gore or action did not mean necessarily Blood and Guts and Shootings every five minutes. Nick Meyers Screenplay from his fantastic novel Is in my view perhaps the Greatest Sherlock Holmes ever told a masterpiece from beginning to end. And worthy of the title CLASSIC.

This is indeed an excellent Holmes movie, though it is not based on Conan Doyle's books.Except some middle problems (the feminism, Sigmund Freud and the fight for getting of cocaine addiction are not what we want in a Holmes movie), the film is true to Holmes canon.We have here a Nicol Williamson playing perfect Holmes, and resembling physically sufficient to fool us;we really could think he IS Holmes.We have a Robert Duvall as an excellent Watson.We have a good Moriarty in Laurence Olivier.And we have the perfect Mycroft.We have the necessary deductions.We have Holmes sword skills.WE HAVE ALL.It is a serious comedy, which will make you laugh and will add for you a new case in Holmes casebook.A real must for Holmes fans.