If you stay all the way through the closing credits you'll finally read the phrase "with apologies to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle". Well, no apologies are really needed: this is an "irreverent" but still affectionate Holmes variation/homage, and Caine and Kingsley demonstrate a warm chemistry as "Holmes" and Watson, respectively. The film produces many genuine laughs, however the one-joke script (Holmes keeps getting credit for Watson's brilliant deductions) wears a bit thin after a while. In short, an amusing film, but no comic masterpiece. (**1/2)
Review of Without a Clue
