Tom et Jerry: Élémentaire mon cher Jerry

When I saw the Tom and Jerry marathon on Boomerang last week, I had no idea that there was a Tom and Jerry/Sherlock Holmes movie. And I knew I had to see it, as a great fan of Tom and Jerry and Sherlock Holmes. I was not expecting it to be as good as the original Tom and Jerry cartoons or any of the Sherlock Holmes adaptations with Basil Rathbone or Jeremy Brett, either way it would have been a tall order. And it wasn't. It was too short, the ending felt rushed and I didn't care for the rather deflated character design of Miss Red. However it was a decent movie in my view.

As far as Tom and Jerry movies go it is not as good as their takes on Wizard of Oz or the Nutcracker or Blast off to Mars, but I'd put it on par with Shiver Me Whiskers and Magic Ring and leagues above Fast and the Furry and Tom and Jerry: The Movie. The animation apart from Miss Red is bright and colourful and the character designs are good. The music brings the right amount of snap and energy, while the script is witty and quite intelligent. I loved the story on the whole, it skips along nicely and never felt padded. Not only that, the mystery was a fun and interesting one and on the whole reasonably true to Conan Doyle's writing, and Tom and Jerry's comic and violent shenanigans while not classic status are still very funny. Spike and especially Droopy bring some inspired laughs also. I do agree though that Moriaty, who is still quite fun, is a much cleverer villain than his final plan lets on. Holmes and Watson are not as prominent as Tom and Jerry here, but it was a joy to see them, Holmes is still shrewd and intelligent and Watson while somewhat bumbling is also thoughtful. I did love the Bruce Nigel bit, a reference to Nigel Bruce, the actor who played Watson to Rathbone's Holmes. Tom and Jerry are just great, Jerry is both cruel yet sweet and Tom takes the violence and laughs well, his facial expressions even without saying a word are priceless. Spike and Droopy are also fun especially in the chase of Tom, Jerry and Miss Red and their attempts to catch the villains before the other does. The voice acting I can't fault either, Michael York, John Rhys Davies and Malcolm McDowell are all wonderful.

In conclusion, could have been better with a longer length especially but still a fun decent film that is an interesting watch for anybody into Tom and Jerry, Sherlock Holmes or both. 7/10 Bethany Cox

Me being a very big fan of the original T&J cartoons (as everybody here I assume) I don't really expect a lot from these modern straight-to-DVD T&J movies, Don't get me wrong, They're not bad at all, They're just not as good as the 1940~1952 era or even the Chuck Jones era for that matter, So I do not go outta my way to seek the DVs and watch then and even when I do, I just go in with low expectations but this one interested me for some reason..

Like.. A crossover between T&J and Sherlock Holmes.. That's such a weird and dumb idea, I think it might actually work and could give us a lot goofy interactions and wacky scenarios!

So.. what do I think of the movie.. Yeah It's okay, Again It's not bad at all, It's just alright, I was kinda of disappointed because of the lack of T&J/S&H interactions.. because... when you watch a movie called 'Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes' You would expect a lot more of.. You know... T&J and Sherlock and Watson interacting, Like seriously not ten minutes into the movie and iconic duos split up, and I found that kinda of disappointing

I know I'm seriously complaining about the 2010 straight-to-DVD Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes movie but like.. come on, Give me my T&J/S&W fanfic already goddammit!

Moriarty is basically trying to create the infinity gauntlet and Sherlock and Watson tries to stop him and Tom and Jerry with Red (surprisingly from the classic Tex Avery cartoons) trying to investigate a suspicious gang of flying cats, and that's basically the most interesting thing about this movie, Not the flying cats, I mean Red, Yeah Red and the wolf and a lot of other classic Tex Avery characters (that I won't spoil) are in this movie and that was such a pleasure surprise, It really felt like such a cool and sweet homage to Tex Avery and his amazing career, and that was just so nice to see and ending of the movie was just the cherry on top, Plus one star just for that, and Red's song 'Bumbershoot' is a very nice song, Grey DeLisle is such a talented singer and voice actress, Even though the song is unfortunately not as catchy and memorable as the old ones.

The voice acting is pretty great too, Michael York and Malcolm McDowell did an amazing job with the unfortunately boring and forgettable lines they got, I felt like their voices were kinda of wasted on this because they make such a great Sherlock and Watson, The other voice actors were good too.

So yeah if any of what I said interested you then hey, Go ahead and watch it, I had fun watching, with such a short running time, You won't even have a chance to get bored by it.

This movie is better than Blast Off to Mars and Shiver Me Wiskers but not as good and bonkers as The Fast and the Furry.

I haven't seen a cartoon this cartoony in a toons age. It all starts out when Mr. Sherlock Holmes asks Jerry Mouse to fetch his morning paper. Things just naturally escalate into, you guessed it, a Tom and Jerry cartoon. The funny thing is, it makes me laugh. The spirit of the cat and mouse movies of yore is perfectly intact. The first thing that strikes me is how animated it is. There's even some appearances of some Tex Avery characters, and I won't say which ones. Oh, yeah, and Sherlock Holmes does some stuff too. All in all, it's a fun feature, if a little short. I was never much of a Tom and Jerry fan, but I do appreciate the attention to making it a lot like the old cartoons using the new technology.

This movie is not as funny as you see tommy & jerry in cartoons.The characterization of tom & jerry is not great.You can't hardly see the funny scenes between tommy & jerry.The movie goes straightly in to the story.What the thing spoiled is story which is very pale & old and doesn't suit anyway to tom & jerry or any cartoons,screenplay was very weak.You can predict what is going to happen throughout the movie.The sherlock character is just waste and totally misfired.Droopy character was much better shaped when compared to other characters and brings out few laughs.There is nothing great to say about this video flick.The video length is 50minutes only so take a look at it in your free time if you love tom & jerry seriously.Otherwise better to leave it.

This movie's pacing is really good, and I loved that "Bambashoo" song with the umbrella in the middle, which was an actually good song.

The best part however is the climax, which is just way too good, especially with the awesome background music.