Did you know there was a movie starring Michael Caine and Ben Kingsley as Sherlock and Watson? You do now!Dr. John Watson (Ben Kingsley) is a genius detective and bestselling novelist with the character Sherlock Holmes. But after so many people clamored to meet Holmes, Watson hired a washed-up actor, Reginald Kincaid (Michael Caine), to portray him. Kincaid looked the part and parroted back all the lines Watson fed him and it seemed like it was a great idea. Then Kincaid started to grow a little more enamored with the fame of playing such a famous character and became insufferable. Having decided that he no longer wants to put up with Kincaid's crap, Watson fires him just before the Councillor to the Exchequer (Nigel Davenport) arrives with a huge case that only "Sherlock Holmes" can solve. What can poor Watson do but go track down his errant character and convince Kincaid to come back and pretend to solve the disappearance of a Royal Mint worker and the currency plates for the 5-pound note before the whole empire is plunged into financial ruin.
This is one of those forgotten gems, I think. I've never heard anyone mention it, never seen it on TV or in stores, and only found it on Wikipedia, I think. It's been languishing in my Saved queue on Netflix forever because they've heard of it, they just don't have a copy. I finally found it on Kodi, which has become my go-to for all things non-Netflix-able.
It is worth tracking down. This movie is hilarious. Ben Kingsley and Michael Caine are titans of the British film industry and I always forget how funny they both can be. Jeffrey Jones is also in it as Inspector Lestrade, with a horrible British accent that somehow adds to the overall fun. Definitely worth a watch.
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