Le frère le plus fûté de Sherlock Holmes

Gene Wilder has done a wonderful job of directing, writing, and acting in this terrific parody comedy. I taped it off tv last fall, and have watched it at least 20 times since, pratically having memorized it all. I also enjoyed the great performances by Madeline Kahn, Dom Deluise, and Marty Feldman. I can't wait till I see Wilder and Kahn on the big screen again.

If you are a fan of Gene Wilder or Mel Brooks' comedies, you will love this movie! Within the first 10 minutes of watching this film, I was in tears. You might need to watch it a few times, as some scenes require multiple viewings in order to pick up on the layer upon layer of comic genius contained within. Absolutely hilarious. Not quite the classic that Young Frankenstein was, but in the same class, to be sure. I doubt it has any mainstream appeal these days, but then again... what does that tell you?

I suppose it's possible that the movie for some reason works better on TV than on the big screen, but I thought this movie was extremely funny and superior to better known movies by the likes of Mel Brooks. This was Gene Wilder and Marty Feldman in their prime. Very silly, very funny.

Its been years since I saw this movie, but I am still over-awed by the the amount of comedic talent in this movie (Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman, Leo McKern) and how utterly unfunny it was.

This is a movie that is filled with such lame jokes and cheap shots that it is actually depressing to watch.

What's the worst is that this movie has such a promising premise (Sherlock Holmes has an incompetant younger brother who is obsessed with outshining his older brother), and it goes down in flames almost from the get-go.

Avoid.

I really don't understand why this film isn't better-known. It's been a favorite of mine for years, and is very funny, if rather off-beat and quirky. Perhaps it's an acquired taste, and its nay-sayers haven't watched it enough; I don't know. It's full of some of the best comic talent ever to appear to the screen, and they do an admirable job. From the oddly reticent detective who has been forced to live in his brother's shadow, to the gorgeous music hall singer/compulsive liar, to the villain who must do something truly rotten every twenty minutes, the characters are very original and manage to surprise laughs out of audiences who never have any idea what to expect from them--a true rarity when put in the context of the modern comic film. Don't believe me, however; watch it yourself and form your own opinion.