# Is Holmes and Watson really that bad

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 31, 2018, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-holmes-and-watson-really-that-bad/826969 "2018-12-31T07:11:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![typoink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2019, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-holmes-and-watson-really-that-bad/826969/41 "2019-01-07T16:54:38Z")

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> [@madmonk28](#):
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> Will Ferrell is an enigma to me, he produces utter pedestrian schlock, but then he will also do beautifully weird and funny things like his Milwaukee Best commercials, the Spoils Before Dying on Netflix and an entire movie in rudimentary Spanish. He clearly makes some movies to make money so that he can make Milwaukee Best commercials in Swedish for free.

From what I gather, it’s a mix of Will Ferrell being genuinely extremely funny and clever, having a reputation for making C-grade material funny and getting butts in seats so studios chase him to sweeten up projects, and having a reputation for being earnest and helpful and enthusiastic so he willingly throws himself into stuff.

When he’s got a say in matters, he makes delightful, odd, funny stuff. But he’s also just willing to mug on camera for a paycheck or to help a friend.

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**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2019, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-holmes-and-watson-really-that-bad/826969/42 "2019-01-07T18:45:11Z")

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> [@Enright3](#):
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> It’s currently at 8% on Rotten Tomatoes.  
> Plus there’s this review…  
> [Reddit - Dive into anything](https://www.reddit.com/r/MurderedByWords/comments/aabiew/this_review_for_holmes_watson/)

That’s excellent.

I like the final section of the [Rolling Stone review](https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/holmes-and-watson-movie-review-will-ferrell-772436/):

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> At one point in Holmes & Watson, a character goes undercover as a manure salesman and begins screaming, “Horseshit for sale! Will anyone buy my horse’s shit?” It’s the one genuinely honest, self-aware moment in the movie.

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