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Actors: Michael Caine, Ben Kingsley, Jeffery Jones, Nigel Davenport, Peter Cook, Lynsette Anthony, Paul Freeman
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Without A Clue |
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The fictional detective Sherlock Holmes is not the genius he is reputed to be. Dr. John Watson (Kigsley), the real brains of the duo, has invented the world's greatest crime sleuth out of a down and out drunken and simpleminded actor named Reginald Kincaid (Caine) who is now portraying Holmes. There has been a break in at an art gallery that the pair foils. Watson and Kincaid have numerous spats, but when one of their fights over Kincaid's behavior following breaking the art gallery case escalates beyond reconciliation, Watson throws Kincaid out of the house. Kincaid nonchalantly wanders off to pursue drinking, gambling, and chasing women knowing Watson will beg for him to return. Sure enough as Watson's bid to become “the Crime Doctor” is met with skepticism by Mr. Norman Greenhough (Cook) publisher of The Strand Magazine that prints Watson's stories about Sherlock Holmes he is forced to seek out and reunite with his infamous fictitious crime-solving partner.
It seems the only thing that Kincaid is good at is never missing an opportunity to put down Inspector Lestrade (Jones), the chief of Scotland Yard who is investigating the crime but always a step or two behind the brilliant Watson. At the request of Her Majesties Minister of the Exchequer, Lord Smithwick (Davenport), they travel north to the rural countryside in pursuit of a man who worked at the Royal Mint, who has stolen the plates used in the printing of British legal tender. It turns out they are after Professor Moriarty (Freeman) and Kincaid is apoplectic when he learns that bit of bad news on their journey back to London by rail. The situation becomes very tense when Watson gets shot at the dockyard and disappears in the water. Kincaid will need to resolve the deadly mystery without the mind of Watson to figure out the solution for him.
--David Fletcher, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Without A Clue |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 19th century
Kind of comedy
- bungling cops/detectives
How much humor v. drama
- Mostly humor, but some serious drama
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- actor
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- deluded
- wild
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Dumb?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- criminal
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
- eccentric
- emotionally unstable
- deluded
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
City?
Yes
City:
- London
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting
- moving train
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Subtitles?
- No
Any profanity?
- None
Is this movie based on a
- book
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