Blu-ray Review – The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother

After working with Mel Brooks on "Blazing Saddles" and "Young Frankenstein," the spirit of silliness rubbed off on actor Gene Wilder. Taking on directorial and screenwriting duties, Wilder offers his own slapstick creation with 1975's "The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother," which takes on the legacy of the master detective, though with a decidedly more cartoon approach. Broad to a point of clowning, Wilder gives it his all, laboring to land all types of gags as he takes his Brooks-branded training and tries to make it his own. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com