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| A dastardly villian attempts to dupe Victorian society, pretending he has risen from the dead. Can Holmes and Watson work out how he did it? And why? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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'Sherlock Holmes' is an action adventure story about a famous British detective and his sidekick Dr Watson solving a complicated case in which an aristocrat has apparently come back from the dead to wreak havoc in 19th century London. It was passed '12A' for moderate violence.
There are several scenes of moderate violence in the film. These include some sequences early on in which Sherlock Holmes demonstrates his quick thinking to the viewer by describing how he is going to disable his opponents and then executing a series of precision moves such as targeted punches and ear claps. He does this when attempting to stop a murder taking place and in a bareknuckle boxing ring when the other fighter refuses to accept Holmes leaving the match. Though they have some impact, we see punches land in slow motion for example, the emphasis is on Holmes' super-human quick thinking rather than a relish in inflicting pain and injury. Elsewhere there are some moments of moderate action violence, including brief fights, sight of characters in danger and impressive explosions. There is no strong emphasis on injuries or blood, although we briefly see Watson in hospital. 'Sherlock Holmes' also includes some mild to moderate horror images, including a corpse in a coffin and a man being boiled in his own bath. These are quite grim but contain no strong detail or periods of sustained terror. There is also references to execution and sight of Holmes hanging with a noose round his neck as he shows Watson how a man faked his own death. There is no glamorisation of dangerous behaviour that young children are likely to copy, and it is made clear that hanging is not a game and something which could be fatal. There is also a scene where Holmes is drugged and then left tied up in a hotel room naked, save for a cushion covering his privates. This is comic nudity and it is not sexual and again could have passed at 'PG' where 'natural nudity, with no sexual content' is permitted. The work also includes some very mild language such 'damn' and 'God' which could be contained at 'U' and sight of Holmes smoking an old fashioned pipe which is not glamorous and reflects the period in which the work is set. No-one younger than 12 may see a '12A' film in a cinema unless accompanied by an adult. No-one younger than 12 may rent or buy a '12' rated video or DVD. Responsibility for allowing under-12s to view lies with the accompanying or supervising adult. |
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