Created immediately after previous mega-successful "The Hound of the Baskervilles", this worthy sequel continues exploring adventures of world's most famous private detective and his fumbling buddy. Truth to be told, I don't remember Dr.Watson being described as such clown in the novels but never mind, Nigel Bruce huffs and puffs around with a relish of a someone who actually enjoys his work, so once you get your head around the fact that Hollywood wanted him to be a comic sidekick, its just fine.
"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" introduces that famous literary antagonist Professor Moriarty and at the beginning of the movie we are treated with most unusual occurrence, where right after unsuccessful court action that Holmes took against him, both Holmes and Moriarty share the same carriage in a most civil manner - a moment ago Holmes was fighting to get Moriarty locked up as a criminal, but now they talk politely to each other as true gentlemen. While we are aware that Moriarty cooks something evil, Holmes is distracted with a case involving pretty Ida Lupino and her brother who might be in some sort of danger. There is also a slightly sinister fiancé Alan Marshal who appears as he knows much more than he is ready to admit and all sorts of people running in and out of picture, but all eyes are on fascinating Basil Rathbone who is simply the best Sherlock Holmes on the screen, he really perfectly embodies everything I have ever read about this literary character and its very possible that from now on I will always see him in my mind as such.
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