Benedict Cumberbatch IS Sherlock Holmes.

But the 2nd best Sherlock Holmes is Robert Downey Jr. in movie hits Sherlock Holmes and its sequel, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, directed by Guy Ritchie.

When I heard Richie was doing another Holmes project ➙ Young Sherlock on Amazon Prime, I couldn’t wait.

As a 19-year-old at Oxford University, Sherlock Holmes is not yet the master detective he grows up to be. He is raw and unfiltered, and he lacks discipline.

A murder at Oxford puts Holmes’s freedom at risk, and he sets out to solve his first murder mystery that leads him to a global-level conspiracy.

Not nearly as good. But worth watching.

Dónal Finn as James Moriarty, Sherlock’s (friend?) is excellent.

Colin Firth as Sir Bucephalus Hodge, hilarious.

Zine Tseng as Princess Gulun Shou’an / Xiao Wei, a young Chinese princess, scholar, and martial artist steals many of the scenes.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.