Benedict Cumberbatch Isn’t The Best Modern-Day Sherlock Holmes According To Rotten Tomatoes
By Adrienne Tyler
Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes.
Benedict Cumberbatch famously played a modern-day Sherlock Holmes in the BBC’s Sherlock miniseries, but according to Rotten Tomatoes, he’s not the best modern version of the Great Detective. Created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes made his debut in 1887 in A Study in Scarlet, after which he went on to appear in a total of four novels and 56 short stories. Sherlock Holmes became one of the most popular characters in literature, and as such, he, his cases, and the characters closest to him have been adapted to all types of media for decades.
The state of the rights of Sherlock Holmes has allowed artists to make various changes to the characters to fit their artistic vision, and some recent adaptations have opted to bring them to the modern world. One of the most successful recent and modern adaptations of Sherlock Holmes is the BBC’s Sherlock, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the detective and Martin Freeman as John Watson. Sherlock has been praised for modernizing the character and for its performances, but according to Rotten Tomatoes, it isn’t the best modern-day version of the famous detective. Editor’s Note: AI Featured image by WordPress.
