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A review by declanellis
The Final Problem by Arthur Conan Doyle
3.0
THE GAME IS AFOOT
"People have died."
"That's what people do!"
- From the BBC 'SHERLOCK' TV series
I quote the episode from the recent Sherlock series here because I think it is one of the few adaptations that deserves to be compared with the original. The original is fantastic, a gripping cat-and-mouse story with an ingenious villain. But it had potential it didn't tap. So Moriarty has been behind many of Sherlock's cases? Show me which ones! I felt that if Doyle had written this as a novel, or even a novella, including some of the crimes which Moriarty had masterminded, it would have been much better. As it was, this story resembled an action thriller more than a murder mystery.
The BBC show takes the untapped potential here and delivers a deeply personal and thrilling experience featuring Sherlock's greatest nemesis. It goes through several mysteries, each of which brings our protagonist closer to his quarry.
However, the story is nevertheless compelling, despite my complaints.
CONTENT ADVISORY (for parents and sensitive readers)
Sex: nothing
Violence: fighting, people die - nothing explicit
Language: nothing
"People have died."
"That's what people do!"
- From the BBC 'SHERLOCK' TV series
I quote the episode from the recent Sherlock series here because I think it is one of the few adaptations that deserves to be compared with the original. The original is fantastic, a gripping cat-and-mouse story with an ingenious villain. But it had potential it didn't tap. So Moriarty has been behind many of Sherlock's cases? Show me which ones! I felt that if Doyle had written this as a novel, or even a novella, including some of the crimes which Moriarty had masterminded, it would have been much better. As it was, this story resembled an action thriller more than a murder mystery.
The BBC show takes the untapped potential here and delivers a deeply personal and thrilling experience featuring Sherlock's greatest nemesis. It goes through several mysteries, each of which brings our protagonist closer to his quarry.
However, the story is nevertheless compelling, despite my complaints.
CONTENT ADVISORY (for parents and sensitive readers)
Sex: nothing
Violence: fighting, people die - nothing explicit
Language: nothing