Distribution: July 25, 2010 on BBC One
Directed by Paul McGuigan
Writer: Steven Moffat Mark Gatiss
With Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock Holmes), Martin Freeman (Dr. John Watson), Rupert Graves (DI Lestrade), Una Stubbs (Mrs Hudson), Phil Davis (Jeff - the cabbie), Mark Gatiss (Mycroft Holmes) .
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John Watson a military doctor, but just returned from Afghanistan where he was severely wounded in the leg. Isolated and desperately lonely since his return to London, he met by chance a former colleague at St Bart's hospital, which has a very strange character, looking for a roommate.
The man called Sherlock Holmes, and lives in Baker Street. Despite temperaments diametrically opposed, the agreement is immediate between the two men ...
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Transposition of original stories by Conan Doyle in the London is a modern idea rather paradoxical. Some say that this is a sacrilege, because it would ban more or less the Victorian charm that emanates from the atmosphere Holmesian. The purist's fear seems entirely legitimate in a strictly Manichean.
The creators of this series, Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, two worshipers original character, have so far investigations of the gun, while keeping a faithful spirit.
First, there is the atmosphere, wonderfully dark, dismal, ominous, highlighted by a strong realization and neat. London remains a full-fledged character in this version, with its dangers, its threats, its fog and gloomy streets, like the Victorian London of the barrel.
We think inevitably the sanitized atmosphere of the brilliant series Whitechapel (blog post Children of the Night Gabriel), while differentiating them with a spirit and a clean environment.
Let us turn now to the characters.
John Watson, is portrayed by Martin Freeman entirely credible. A character loyal to some reasonable extent, and that we take friendship very quickly. His game is just, posed, led gradually to an energy saving. So far, it has often been considered that the character of Watson was simply enforcing Holmes here, roles have become two of each other. Watson is considered by Holmes as a "light pipe", it nevertheless brings to the doctor right in melancholy, the stimulation needed to make it to life.
If we wanted to find adjectives to define the Sherlock Holmes portrayed by Benedict Cumberbatch , we almost get lost. It is both terribly cold, and intolerable deliciously eccentric, probably totally sociopathic, disconcerting and foremost magnetic . As a viewer, one feels all the trouble to define it, both because it is difficult to understand how it works so damn fast, in his manner of speaking, reasoning , and secondly because it is quite unpleasant, as impersonal, stubborn, confident, and often inappropriate. The writers came to transcribe the whole ambiguity of the character orginał, lamenting the lack of ingenuity of criminals or bored when they are quiet ... ( It Is Fortunate for this community That I Am Not A criminal, "he said in the gun) In the case of Holmes that this adaptation, we feel the full force of this quotation exactly.
With an intelligence bordering on omniscience, but also a second degree humor subtly measured, the character, despite the modern context has kept intact its envelope, its essence, and overwhelming charisma.
If we wanted to find adjectives to define the Sherlock Holmes portrayed by Benedict Cumberbatch , we almost get lost. It is both terribly cold, and intolerable deliciously eccentric, probably totally sociopathic, disconcerting and foremost magnetic . As a viewer, one feels all the trouble to define it, both because it is difficult to understand how it works so damn fast, in his manner of speaking, reasoning , and secondly because it is quite unpleasant, as impersonal, stubborn, confident, and often inappropriate. The writers came to transcribe the whole ambiguity of the character orginał, lamenting the lack of ingenuity of criminals or bored when they are quiet ... ( It Is Fortunate for this community That I Am Not A criminal, "he said in the gun) In the case of Holmes that this adaptation, we feel the full force of this quotation exactly.
With an intelligence bordering on omniscience, but also a second degree humor subtly measured, the character, despite the modern context has kept intact its envelope, its essence, and overwhelming charisma.
A word also about Rupert Graves, as Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard désamparé, which as usual, is excellent as well as the rest of this impeccable cast, despite the appearance of his ungrateful role.
We also note the presence of Mark Gatiss (co-writer) in the role of Mycroft disturbing ... Character serious, disturbing, self-proclaimed "arch-enemy (enemy) of his younger brother, occupying a position in government to obscure the image of his original model, it takes place in this episode with an aura quite threatening
One thing is certain: Moriarty prowl ... The evil twin of Holmes is mentioned implicitly in the first episode ... We ask to see!
The next episode "The Blind Banker" will air this Sunday 01/08 to 9:30 p.m. .
EDIT: FYI, the DVD series will be available from 08.30 on amazon.co.uk. It is here: Sherlock on DVD, but already disponioble to pre-order. Thank
site http://www.bc-online.co.uk/ for putting the info online. ;-)
