In the movie, Sherlock Holmes (Ferrell) and his
partner Doctor Watson (Reilly) set out to stop a plot to
assassinate Queen Victoria.
The film takes a far different tone from the classic mysteries
written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Ferrell said from the
beginning that he envisioned a film with "almost a Mel Brooks-ian
kind of approach," referring to the director famous for spoofs
such as "Blazing Saddles" and "Young Frankenstein."
The "Holmes & Watson" film "has some smart jokes, but it also
has some jokes that are pure slapstick and go for the joke that
will make you blush," Ferrell told Reuters.
Ferrell and Reilly previously appeared together on screen in
"Step Brothers" and "Talladega Nights."
Reilly said he hopes Holmes purists will welcome the new take.
"Most of the jokes in the movie I think are based on stuff in
the books," he said. "We're riffing on things that are in the
books, that are done seriously in the books, but then we look at
them in a funnier way."
(Reporting by Simon Thompson; Writing by Lisa Richwine; Editing
by James Dalgleish)
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