Sherlok Kholms

Probably the best version of Sherlock Holmes in the last twenty years. Igor Petrenko is totally believable as a young eclectic genius trapped in a world that cannot feed his need for intellectual stimulus quickly enough. he is fragile, nervous, shy, brave, infatuated and clever all at the same time - only the Russians could pull that off.

The complex relationship between Sherlock; the aspiring but plodding writer, Dr Watson, torn into shreds both physically and emotionally through his experience in Afghanistan - and the extraordinary subliminal attraction of Mrs Hudson draws you into an insular world more closely confined, more inexplicable, more intriguing than any previous series.

Terrific production values, supporting cast, complex and fascinating stories - what more could you want. This is gold dust.

This is a marvelous series. At first startling in its dissimilarity to Western productions, it quickly draws the viewer in to its rich interpretation of the material. And yes, this is an entirely fresh and different interpretation of the very familiar material. We are constantly treated to exciting new plot twists, too.

A seamless, ensemble production, the highly competent actors are unrestrained; sets and costumes are beautiful and lavish. Direction, cinematography, editing--no problems at all.

Highly recommended; most enjoyable.

This is a wonderful series and it is well worth watching all eight episodes.

I'm accustomed to subtitles so that wasn't a huge problem for me -- I admit that unlike the Italian and Scandinavian shows I'm use to watching, these subtitles were more challenging... I'm not quite sure why.

I loved how the writers started reimagining things and giving us glimpses into storylines that are seemingly quite fresh. One of them is the work that goes into Watson becoming a published author.

The feeling I got watching this was that it was a labor of love by all concerned -- the writers, actors, production crew, everyone.

The acting is excellent and the stories engaging. Keep an open mind and don't let the Cumberbatch or Downey or whoever else has been Holmes intrude on your ability to enjoy these.

The eighth and last episode offers a couple of emotional pay-offs which just made me happy. One is expected, but the other is not and is pretty fun.

Bravo!

Frankly, when I first started watching this on Amazon I did not know it was a Russian production. When I saw that it was in the Russian language and had English subtitles that didn't turn me off. I enjoy watching other language Productions with English subtitles if they're well done.

That being said, I have to admit that it was a slog getting through the first three quarters of the first episode. But then something happened, I stopped paying attention to the Russian that was being spoken and started to hear the English through the subtitles. And then I really started paying attention to the story. The production values are very good. Costumes locations and actors are all outstanding. Even though when they show backgrounds of London Bridge and a few other places in the show I started noticing that these backgrounds were computer-generated. But that's to be understood to keep the cost down.

The episodes themselves are all very slickly done and entertaining. The one thing that I have that to me was a drawback is the Holmes character himself. All the other people in the series playing a character are recognizable for being who they're playing whether it be Watson, mrs. Hudson, Professor Moriarty, or lestrade. Holmes however was a little off for me. I like my Holmes to look like the Holmes in the books. This Holmes is more like the character from the American TV series Elementary, or the Sherlock Holmes movies starring Robert Downey jr. . He is scruffy, fidgety, and wholly unkempt looking. But I overlooked that because the stories were so well done. By the way, near the end of the series there is a humorous part in the story which addresses this very thing. I enjoyed this series which is only 8 episodes long so much that I devoured it in a day and a half, each episode being an hour and a half long.

I highly recommend this for any Sherlock Holmes enthusiast or just somebody who doesn't mind subtitles who wants to see some good mystery shows. The Russians did a great job with a great English character. Or was he just a character????

In my opinion, one of the best miniseries on the subject, and certainly an excellent Russian production. The staging and scenery is top-notch, and manage to transform one to the late Victorian era. Am looking forward to a repeat watching!