Director and protagonists in a break from the filming of 'Holmes & Watson: Madrid days'.
José Luis García Pérez, whom you will remember for 'A boyfriend for Yasmina, is the Watson who accompanies Sherlock Holmes incarnate Gary Piquer. You will remember Piquer for his best-known role on the small screen, in the TVE series, Wing Dina. And José Luis Garci, it is not necessary to present him, for years he has been one of the most acclaimed directors of Spanish cinema, with titles behind their backs like the Oscar winner 'Start over' in 1982, or those nominated for the same award: 'Pending subject' (1977), 'Continuous session'(1984),'Grandpa' (1998), or other titles not so awarded but also highly acclaimed by critical audiences, such as'Sunday light'(2007) or'Ninette'(2005).
The point is that after 'Blood of May' In 2008, he had not directed any film again, and if on that occasion the critics did not smile too much at him, it seems that they will not do so now en 'Holmes & Watson: Madrid days'. Some critics speak of 'film in formaldehyde', of a flaky film, others highlight the ugly way in which the film has been staged and others even give it adjectives such as unsustainable, boring, musty, moldy, moth-eaten, decadent, ineffective , lax, strange or old-fashioned.
With this reception from different critics, little can be expected or said to lift the viewer's spirits, but we will try. The cast of the film is composed of Gary Piquer, who as we have said before plays Holmes, José Luis García Pérez in the role of Watson, the Sevillian actress Belén López, Víctor Clavijo, Enrique Villén, the beautiful Manuela Velasco, Macarena Gómez (La que se avecina), Jorge Roelas, Leticia Dolera and Manuel Tejada, among others.
The film lasts 129 minutes and places us in the Madrid of Benito Pérez Galdós, with a Sherlock Holmes and his faithful collaborator, Dr. Watson, who come to the capital lured by crimes that could have been committed by Jack the Ripper.
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Source - 'Homes & Watson: Madrid days', by José Luis Razzie