Young Sherlock review – the detective in Guy Ritchie’s geezerish caper has the charisma of a naff waiter

Young Sherlock review – the detective in Guy Ritchie’s geezerish caper has the charisma of a naff waiter

Loud, brash and blokey, it’s not nearly as fresh as the director’s last take on the sleuth 15 years ago. There are flashes of fun, even if Moriarty blows the lead off the screen Guy Ritchie has made a new TV series about Sherlock Holmes and the long and the short of it is … hmm. But first, some questions. Does the eight-part mystery-drama include scenes in which flippant young men in flat caps shout “Oi” while hurtling through the air in slow motion? It does. Are there bare knuckle biff-ups d...

By Sarah Dempster