The plot was lame at best.This was an hour and a half I'll never get back.

Everybody has a personal preference as to who is "the" Holmes or "the" Watson, but I like both these actors. Lee waits, watches, plans, restrains himself as Holmes, while Macnee tries to keep things more upbeat as Watson. There is also a cameo appearance by Joss Ackland as King Edward.This is a story placed in British-controlled South Africa, after the horrific Boer Wars in the late 1800s. Apartheid, expansionist colonialism, class bars, color bars, and blood diamonds notwithstanding, it's a suspenseful movie with African wildlife and period scenery. If you're sensitive, there are some shockingly racist scenes; but if you can get past your reaction until you get back to real life, the film is quite entertaining.Hunting for now-endangered animals...I wasn't psyched.But yeah, a little racier than the usual Holmes plots. The younger soldier keeps pretty busy, it seems.

I really enjoyed this movie, it wasn't a blockbuster but it was very interesting. I think I am in love with Africa and the scenery and animals were fabulous.

I love Sherlock Holmes and have seen almost if not all of Sherlock Holmes ever made. I am more of a fan for Basil, but I have found Ronald Howard to be charming and witty. Christopher Lee makes Sherlock lose his appeal. I have always liked Patrick Macnee, especially in the Avengers, but Nigel is much better.

I was partial to Nigel Bruce. But I think Christopher Lee's portrayal of Holmes is superior now.