Saying it is not an accurate version of Holmes and Watson is like saying it isn't an accurate version of Batman.
Between the original works, derivative works, books, plays, movies and interpretive dances there is so much baggage that you can take the duo in any direction you want them to go.
I enjoyed Guy Ritchie's take on Holmes (though his super-fight powers seem inconsistent), just as I enjoy Jeremy Brett's manic wild-eyed-ferret Holmes or Peter Cushing's smarter-and-more-civilized-than-everyone-else Holmes. Hell, even the modern BBC Sherlock has a lot going for it.
Of course with Stephen Fry as Mycroft Holmes, there is already a reason to hit the theater.
Between the original works, derivative works, books, plays, movies and interpretive dances there is so much baggage that you can take the duo in any direction you want them to go.
I enjoyed Guy Ritchie's take on Holmes (though his super-fight powers seem inconsistent), just as I enjoy Jeremy Brett's manic wild-eyed-ferret Holmes or Peter Cushing's smarter-and-more-civilized-than-everyone-else Holmes. Hell, even the modern BBC Sherlock has a lot going for it.
Of course with Stephen Fry as Mycroft Holmes, there is already a reason to hit the theater.