Collider praises Guy Ritchie's Young Sherlock; Screen Rant piece on Ritchie TV only mentions it
Collider's opinion piece rates Guy Ritchie's Prime Video series Young Sherlock above Netflix's The Gentlemen. A Screen Rant piece on Ritchie's Lock, Stock... TV series only mentions Young Sherlock in passing, as an example of his larger-scale work.
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Centre · 1Collider's Kendall Myers argues that Guy Ritchie's Prime Video series Young Sherlock is better than The Gentlemen, the Netflix series spun off from Ritchie's 2019 film. ColliderN “earlier this year, Ritchie released a Prime Video series that even surpasses The Gentlemen.” Read at Collider ↗ Centre · 1The review says Prime Video has already renewed Young Sherlock for another season, and that the first season has eight episodes. ColliderN “the streamer has already renewed it for another season”“there are only eight episodes for now” Read at Collider ↗ Centre · 1The series is a prequel to the Sherlock Holmes that fans know. Ritchie previously directed two Sherlock Holmes films more than a decade ago. ColliderN “previously, he directed two Sherlock Holmes films over a decade ago, and his latest project serves as a prequel” Read at Collider ↗
Centre · 1It follows a 19-year-old Sherlock Holmes (Hero Fiennes Tiffin). After he is jailed for pickpocketing, his brother Mycroft (Max Irons) gets him a scout position at Oxford University, and he becomes the prime suspect when priceless ancient scrolls go missing. ColliderN “his brother, Mycroft (Max Irons), secures a position for him as a scout at Oxford University” Read at Collider ↗ Centre · 1With permission from Princess Shou'an of China (Zine Tseng), who donated the scrolls, Sherlock investigates to clear his name alongside James Moriarty (Dónal Finn). The pair uncover a wider conspiracy, and Sherlock also learns more about the disappearance of his sister Beatrice (Holly Cattle). ColliderN “Sherlock and Moriarty uncover a larger conspiracy involving murder, revenge, royalty, and past trauma.”“he learns more about his sister Beatrice's (Holly Cattle) disappearance when they were children” Read at Collider ↗ Centre · 1Collider says the show's greatest strength is its characters. It highlights the friendship between Sherlock and Moriarty, who are outcasts with a shared intellect, rather than the rivals of the usual tale, and says it is ideal for fans of fast-paced mysteries and Ritchie's style. ColliderN “the show's greatest strength is its characters”“the Prime Video series is ideal for fans of fast-paced mysteries, especially those who enjoy Ritchie's style of filmmaking.” Read at Collider ↗
Centre · 1Screen Rant's article is not a review of Young Sherlock. It is about the Lock, Stock... TV series, which it says missed the point of the 1998 film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, and it names Young Sherlock only as an example of Ritchie's higher-budget, larger-scale work. Screen RantN “moved some focus to higher budgets and larger scale productions, like The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare and Young Sherlock”“it missed the point of the iconic movie” Read at Screen Rant ↗ Centre · 1Screen Rant says Ritchie wrote and executive produced Lock, Stock... but did not direct it, and that the show was cancelled after one seven-episode season. It describes The Gentlemen as the first TV series Ritchie directed and calls The Gentlemen and MobLand among the biggest hits of his streaming career. Screen RantN “While Ritchie did not direct the series, his influence was clear, with the director both writing and executive producing it.”“despite being canceled after one seven-episode season” Read at Screen Rant ↗
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- Framing
- Both are entertainment opinion pieces from North American outlets. Collider gives an enthusiastic recommendation of Young Sherlock over The Gentlemen. Screen Rant is a ranking-style critique of Lock, Stock... against its source film, and Young Sherlock appears only in passing.
- Emphasis
- Collider stresses the mystery, the characters and the Sherlock–Moriarty friendship, plus the renewal. Screen Rant stresses the film-to-TV comparison and Ritchie's career arc.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Screen Rant gives no assessment of Young Sherlock. Collider gives no critical reservations about the series and no viewing or ratings figures.
- Charged language
- “even surpasses The Gentlemen”“one of Ritchie's best series to date”“misses the point”
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“it's impossible not to get swept up in one of Ritchie's best series to date” — Collider
“it missed the point of the iconic movie” — Screen Rant
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What every side reports
- Guy Ritchie has moved from gangster films into streaming television, including The Gentlemen and Young Sherlock.
- Both outlets treat The Gentlemen as a success.
Guy Ritchie person
Ritchie is the director behind Young Sherlock, which Collider calls one of his best series. Screen Rant describes his streaming career as thriving, and says he wrote and executive produced, but did not direct, the earlier Lock, Stock... series. Neither article quotes him.
“Ritchie's series offers a new perspective on the beloved character” — Collider
“While Ritchie did not direct the series, his influence was clear” — Screen Rant
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ColliderN · · Opinion
Guy Ritchie's 'Young Sherlock' on Prime Video Is Better Than 'The Gentlemen'
Celebratory Opinion piece presenting Young Sherlock as a better and more character-driven series than The Gentlemen, with its renewal as a point in its favour.
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Screen RantN · · Opinion
Critical Opinion piece arguing the Lock, Stock... TV show failed to capture the film's irreversible-mistakes premise, while crediting it as a forerunner of Ritchie's later streaming hits. Young Sherlock is only mentioned in passing.
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- 8 Nov 00:52 First ColliderN Guy Ritchie's 'Young Sherlock' on Prime Video Is Better Than 'The Gentlemen' Opinion
- 11 Nov 03:00 +74h 8m Screen RantN 'Guy Ritchie Meets The Italian Job' Gangster Series Misses The Point Of The Superior Movie It's Based On Opinion
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