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May 05, 2023
"It is such a brilliant take on Sherlock Holmes! And with Lucy Liu as Watson! It's so well-written and smart and all the actors playing the main characters are just fantastic!! This is one I go back to again and again and again" - Amy A.
Apr 28, 2022empbee rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
An enjoyable modern adaptation of the original with good acting and script.
Mar 27, 2022Barrule rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I really enjoyed this series. I like the 3 main actors. I think Johnny Lee Miller is brilliant. He is a bit like Doc Martin. I do find though that the script for Lucy Liu is sometimes unbelievable. When a witness is talking, why would she…
Jan 03, 2022OnlineCommunications rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I took a chance on this after watching the BBC Cumberbatch Sherlock Holmes. I also enjoyed this interpretation of Sherlock Holmes. The shows get better as the season goes on. I would say it takes about two episodes to really get into…
Nov 11, 2021shokolit rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
A modern adaptation of Sherlock Holmes. The choice to portray Holmes as a recovering drug addict and have Watson as his female sober companion definitely makes the chemistry between them interesting.
Nov 13, 2019Nooksack20 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Fun show. Humor, drama, and great plots.
Oct 14, 2019JCLLizW rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Holmes is his typical conceited, odd, and brilliant self but this version of his character feels the most human to me. This show does an excellent job of exploring his relationship with Watson and his struggles with addiction.
Aug 30, 2019
Sherlock solves part of the double crime within minutes whilst the police are portrayed as not very bright. This version of Sherlock is not for us.
Aug 25, 2017PapPawSk1p rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Excellent take on the Holmes/Watson genre. I was immediately hooked!
Aug 09, 2017idiosyncreant rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This is a nuanced and truly well-considered rendition of Sherlock Holmes for long-form television. Beginning with a deeply flawed and often unlikeable Sherlock Holmes, troubled by addiction, the series develops and allows him to grow…
May 25, 2017
As a fellow fan of anything Sherlock Holmes (and grew up on the Sherlock Holmes stories at the tender age of between 5-6) and have seen many different versions of Sherlock media...I can tell you that out of all that I have seen,…
Dec 20, 2015Ron@Ottawa rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I attempted this series out of sheer curiosity, and also based on the generally positive reviews out there. S.H. in NYC, and Dr. Watson played by Lucy Liu? Eh... However, putting aside my preconceptions, this is an entertaining,…
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Sep 06, 2015xaipe rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
For those wondering why overseas movies and series are so much better than American, this series serves as an excellent example of the latter. The pilot was probably presented at such breakneck speed to fit into the allotted time slot +…
Mar 09, 2015
Caution: Slap on head/pink slip to VPL staff who apply tags to DVDs so carelessly that discs are unbalanced, causing them to vibrate noisily and, in many cases, rendering them unfit for viewing! At least one disc is implicated in this set…
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Sep 25, 2014covenhouse rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
Surely the weakest of the modern Sherlock reinterpretations, "Elementary" would have been more honest to simply market itself as a show with a quirky investigator (much like Columbo or Monk) rather than as anything resembling canon. The…
Jul 13, 2014ScorchingSun rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
On TV, I also initially gave up after 2 or 3 episodes. I couldn't accept Miller's wacky Sherlock and Liu's bland Watson. But when I persevered, I was pleasantly surprised. It's a dramedy duet: Lucy Liu's heart-broken straight "man"…
May 13, 2014
This was a different approach...but I enjoyed it very much. I'm looking forward to the next season.
Apr 30, 20148217549 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
interesting twist on old story.
Apr 28, 2014
I don't like either main actors, therefore, could not be bothered to finish even the pilot episode. Won't rent any of the following ones either.
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Mar 20, 2014
elementary is a wonderful show and lucy liu and jonny lee miller work well together.it a awesome and a terrtific show
Mar 18, 2014
FANTASTIC series. Since I didn't have time to catch the TV episodes, it's great to be able to borrow from the OPL. I was engaged to the end!
Jan 04, 2014meanjulio rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
As a big fan of all thing Sherlock Holmes, I was really looking forward to this one. When it debuted last fall, however, I was underwhelmed enough not to feel like staying up that late on Thursday nights to watch it. One of the things…
Nov 10, 201322950006357453 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
its basically this at its core; an isolated misfit finally finds a friend who accepts him as he is
Oct 30, 2013
no worst rendition of sherlock. i like that they are takeing risks with the character. but uunlike in sherlock, i don't belive that this guy is sherlock. he's more of that guy with a nack of noticeing the little things. don't like it all.…
Oct 03, 2013KateHillier rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This series has got quite a lot of hate, mostly due to the unfortunate timing (or perhaps opportunist) timing of following the BBC's suburb modern version. While it is certainly not on the same field as the BBC version it is a good…