Movie Review: Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (2016)

 

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

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As an eternal fan of Sherlock Holmes, the launch of special movie "Sherlock: The Abominable Bride" at the beginning of 2016, such as a lake that appear in the middle of the desert. Because the advanced season of British television program "Sherlock", which was originally scheduled to be aired in 2016 turned out to be postponed to 2017 due to the busyness of the cast.

Trailer Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

The Abominable Bride
In London late 1980s, Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch) and Dr. John Watson (Martin Freeman) meet with a strange and puzzling case. Emelia Ricoletti (Natasha O'Keeffe), a crazy bride, committed suicide by firing a pistol to her mouth. But strangely, she re-emerged and try to kill her husband before disappearing into the mist. Sherlock and Dr. Watson also found five men who died with similar patterns in different locations. Who is the figure behind those crimes? Is it true that Emilia rose from the grave and kill those victims, where the woman who committed suicide is had been positively identified as Emelia Ricoletti?

Emilia Ricoletty, The Crazy Bride

Nothing Made Me Watson, I Made Me
Last series of British television program “Sherlock” greet the audience at the beginning of 2014 ago, and with the potential for the release of the 4th season in early 2017 then automatically British television program “Sherlock” will be sidelined for three years. Is "Sherlock: The Abominable Bride" becomes a prequel that attempts to cure the disappointment of the audience due to the length of absences series British television program “Sherlock”? Yes, I had a similar assessment at first, but after watching this film it actually raises a slightly different view. Simply put, it is an attempt of Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat to try something that might be a little risky if it is injected into the series. Where Sherlock and Dr. Watson are dealing with something far beyond logic that is grappling with ghosts as the object of investigation.