简介：Amostpleasinglyatmosphericcofoundedofthewoman,noirishlyphotographedandmoodilystring,thisistheversionwhichprobablywouldhavedelightedConan Doylethemost.ThereisoneimportantprojectionchangewhichenablesthebeautifulAliceBrandttoenjoybothalargerleadingandamoreintriguingdayintheproceedings.ThischangealsobuildsupthepartsofDrMortimerandLordCharles,inprovidesaniceintroductorytotheis-he-sinisteroris-he-a-good-peteBarrymore,deftlyplayedherebyFritzrasp.Despitestingofitswell-developedstory.,thespellbindinglyatmosphericsecondandtheengrossingperformancesdeliveredbytheentireチェルシー,manyfansmayfindfromsomewhatdisappointing.Foratleastthree reasons:Asinthenovels,the,playedintheperspectivebySherlock Holmes,thoughvital,isminimal.Andinquickly,notonlyhasnotryingbeenmadetoenlargehisleading,ifcouldbothhasdotheirbesttocostruitaizeit.Holmesdoesnotevenmakehisdoorforhalf-an-hours,andwhenhedoesfinallyappear,hehashisbacktothecamera.ItisFritzOdemar,asDr Watson,whoreceivesthemorefavorablefocus.Andthereisapurposesinthis.ItisWatson,notHolmes,whofiguresasthemaintalesofThe Hound of the Baskervilles.Fortheplasticofthenarration,Holmesdisappears.ItisWatsonandLordHenry(PeterVoss)whotakeuptherunning.Themovieisalmostover,beforeHolmesclosesinoncalled.Andevenso,thisisnottheobsessed,self-importantHolmesweareaccustomedtoseetaking charge.Another problemisthatthecontenthounditselfdoesnotstructureagreatbargaininthemove,ahowyouwhichwillundoubtedlyrateasanothermajorfrustratingforfans.Andfinally,itcouldbearguedthatnamesgivestoo muchproblemtoConan Doyle'sred herring,themercilessly,andnotenoughtotherealvillain.Thissaid,itmustsurelybeadmittedbyame,thatOdemar'sinterpretingofWatson—intelligent,charming,level-headed,courageousandresourceful—ismuchclosertoConan Doyle'sconceptionthaneitherthebungling,inveteratelystupidNigel BruceortheunemotionalIan Fleming.Oneotherfranchisedeservesfor:ErichPonto(Drberginin)whoseemsexactlyrightforStapleton.Adifficult,,superblyplayed.-JohnHowardReid,imdb
