Sherlock Gnomes

Sherlock Gnomes doesn’t quite have the originality and spark to make it a pop-culture phenomenon. Yet it’s still an enjoyable family adventure with a solid message.

The reason such a colorful mainstream family time-waster should exist is to string together a bunch of zippy PG-rated action set-pieces. In that sense, the film succeeds at the basest level, thanks primarily to the beautifully crisp animation, a big step-up from the first film’s overtly plastic CG look.

With little wit to its name, Sherlock Gnomes becomes far more tedious than playful.

Sherlock Gnomes offers more variety than its predecessor. Although still laced with glib pop culture references (wow, a skinny latte) and scored with Elton John tunes in a way that plays like a concession to adults, it has occasional fun ideas, such as rendering the inner workings of Holmes’s mind in hand-drawn black and white.

It doesn’t have a laugh in it, and the story isn’t worth more than a sentence long summary.

Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary characters feel as if they've been air-dropped into a universe where they don't belong.

Remember the eyeball-scrapingly unfunny "Gnomeo and Juliet"? Remember watching it and thinking, “Really? It’s 2011, and we’re still doing Borat mankini jokes?” Well, welcome to Sherlock Gnomes, a sequel seven years past its sell-by date, and 12 years after Sacha Baron Cohen made audiences cringe at his swimsuit choices.

Martin Scorsese's newest movie titled "Sherlock Gnomes" is possibly his greatest feature yet. The Oscars better make this win best picture next year after the brilliant "The Boss Baby" got robbed.

Originally I watched this because it’s a movie about gnomes that I thought would be so bad it’s good, but shockingly it wasn’t truly abysmal!

A typical children’s films - the good guy always wins, and the bad guy always loses. The film was nothing more than that for me, and I could’ve gladly gone without watching that. 6/10.

I literally wished that Gnomeo and Juliet to be at least original with its slapstick plot and thought that was bad enough compared to the source material it's based on. On its own, it was mediocre. Then I saw Sherlock Gnomes and wondered what was Johnny Depp doing there. He literally killed the show more than enough times that Johnny Depp is literally the only good thing about this slap-in-the-face poor-man's slapstick attempt to parody Sherlock Holmes. The other actors and actresses have no chance of outshining him in their own game that they dominated in its predecessor. Sadly, like the other actors and actresses, Johnny Depp suffocated his acting career just for an absurdly stupid film that just gets stupider every minute.

This movie is just pointless. Like if they want to tell a silly kids story about Sherlock Holmes, why have it be a sequel to a bad 2011 film no one remembers? And considering the box office performance of this film, it's a real bonehead decision! There are some positives...I guess. The animation has improved a lot after the first film. The textures are nice, the set pieces look big, and the action scenes are pretty fun that will surely entertain the kids. It does feel like an expansion to the first film, even if it is filmsy. The voice cast isn't terrible, not remarkable either, but they do a decent enough job. Emily Blunt, James McAvory, Chitwetel Ejiofor, and Mary J. Blige did a solid job, as does Johnny Depp despite some bad reads every now and then, and Jamie Demetriou does stand out as Moriarty. Also the gargoyles look pretty cute despite them being menacing killers. Okay so the negatives. The whole premise of this film feels like a very flimsy attempt at making a sequel when it really should not have been. There is no real reason why this is a sequel to Gnomeo and Juliet, no true benefits other than it being a safe attempt at making money (it made less than the first film). The conflict is forced, as Gnomeo acts like a whiny ass to Juliet and is totally unlikable, as is the titular Sherlock Gnomes. The film never offers any true laughs, unless you are under the age of 10 or are a parent that's been numbed by life to find lame jokes funny. There is a twist that is painfully obvious. And there is no real reason why Elton John songs are used in the film since they barely play any of his music besides an awful remix of Don't Go Breakin' My Heart at the opening credits. Also them removing Jim Cumming's character from the first film is a travesty, since the flamingo is the best part of the first film and damnit Jim Cummings is one of the best voice actors alive how dare they! Honestly I don't have much to say since this is just a bargain barrel kids film. It's not the worst thing ever, but hardly redemptive nor worth more than the rating I am giving it. It's passable, but kids deserve a lot better! Also how come everyone was so up and arms that Johnny Depp is going to be in the next Fantastic Beasts film in spite of his domestic abuse allegations, yet NO ONE said anything about him being the voice of the titular character in a children's film? Be consistent!!!