In court for murder, Professor Moriarty is released seconds before Holmes arrives, too late, with vital evidence. Free again Moriarty vows to Holmes that his next crime will be so fiendish and amazing that Holmes's reputation will be finished. Moriarty sets about a fiendish plot involving the crown jewels and a series of mysteries to distract Holmes's mind. I enjoy most of this series as they all seem to run to the same formula. Here the plot goes back to basics and adds more of the mystery and less of the comedy. The plot is an enjoyable battle of wits between the two great minds. The downside is that the side-mystery that Moriarty sets up takes up the majority of the time and the two don't cross swords as well as they do in a gentlemanly beginning. The mystery surrounding Miss Brandon works OK but not really great as you know the whole time who is behind it and why. The jump to the crown jewels is too easily made and is a bit of a letdown. The comedy is less evident than usual but is still there. However it is overwhelmed by the more serious side. Bruce still does well but I was glad that he stood up to Holmes more than usual – telling him off for treating him like a child and such like. Rathbone is a good Holmes but his logic was off here and I wasn't as impressed by him as I usually am. Zucco is an interesting foil, but doesn't get enough time to work here. Lupino in an early role is interesting but a little too heavy and tads to overplay her tension a bit. Overall this is an OK addition to the series. The plot is reasonable but focuses too much on the diversion than the central characters and the reduction in comedy makes it feel a lot heavier than usual.
第二部BR。对Moriarty的形象补充很到位，只可惜死得太快。能看出《神夏》对这一版的借鉴，比如莫教授庭审，莫教授针对福尔摩斯设套，莫教授偷皇冠……华生的最大缺点是太笨重，但与福互动的各种小细节很有爱。BR的福和JB的福不相上下，优雅敏捷，对女士彬彬有礼，符合读原著时的想象。
很早看得~已经运用了一些“特技”
根据原著改编的电影。讲述福尔摩斯怎样和宿敌莫里亚蒂教授交手，并保护一位父兄皆遭杀害的的年轻小姐。故事仍然以维多利亚时代的伦敦为背景，Basil的表现一如既往，朴素却散发着火焰般的光芒，精彩得不负众望。
BR演《伦敦塔》上瘾？整个故事的逻辑说服力不强。
高智商的罪犯，很过瘾，不过福克斯拍的这一系列电影都不太注重解密过程，这部影片结局有点仓促，很多问题没解决，比如杀手的身份，安的父亲的死因等等。
