Mar 11, 2021
I like the Sherlock Holmes novels, with the exception of The Sign of the Four.
It is an intriging idea to show it from the perspective of Moriarty. Of course Moriarty is way older in the original and has not that much screentime. But I am not a purist, so who cares?
It would have been way better if they had shown only the perspective of Moriarty. Sherlock's appearances should have been something special that triggers strong emotions, like when Johann appears in Monster: Short but intense. But some chapters have more "Sherly" than "Liam".
The art style is terrible. The characters all look almost
...
the same. It is especially a problem when a character, for plot reasons, is supposed to be beautiful. The characters all look beautiful. No one stands out relatively.
I like crime stories with a well defined crowd of people, who could have done the deed, and one can guess while reading. Where, after the conclusion, one will see the foreshadowing that was done from the beginning on. That is so far not the case here. The first time we see the culprits is often when they are caught.
The depiction of the nobility is just absurd. Of course they had contempt for peasants, as moderen Ivy League americans have for average Trump voters. But it is never so direct. The upper class sees itself as noble and just. They beat down on deplorables in a more subtle ways. Paternalize them and so on.They do not go hunting them literally. Atleast not that scale.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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