Could it really be as bad as the critical consensus made out? Oh, yes. Holmes & Watson is a remarkable and staggeringly poor film, and it is incredible that at no point in its creation did anyone have the guts point out its weaknesses. Two basic rules of comedy are abandoned: shouting does not automatically make lines funny, nor does saying random words in a peculiar manner. The script is simply bereft of humour, the style is completely and randomly inconsistent, but above all Ferrell and Reilly seem to think they are funny, but the very loose charm of their Step Brothers pairing is woefully absent here. Apart from one very early bout of slapstick that raises a smile, this really is an unforgivable movie.
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