The Sign of Four

Data
Title: The Sign of Four
Year: 1987
Network: ITV
Length: 103 minutes
Creator: John Hawkesworth (developer)
Director: Peter Hammond
Writer: John Hawkesworth, based on the novel by Arthur Conan Doyle
Starring: Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke
Music: Patrick Gowers

My reaction
Synopsis: Sherlock Holmes solves a mystery involving stolen treasure
How I saw it: on video (rented from Netflix), a few days ago
Concept: Good.
Story: Bad. Very poorly adapted.
Characters: Bad. Apart from Holmes, there aren't really any characters - even Watson is reduced to to just sort of standing around.
Dialog: Terrible. Characters spend so much time telling their stories, you might as well just film someone reading the book.
Pacing: Indifferent.
Cinematography: Indifferent.
Special effects/design: Indifferent.
Acting: Good.
Music: Great.
Subjective Rating: 5/10 (Indifferent). Dull and poorly made - worse than the worst epidodes from the series that I've seen so far. I only got any enjoyment out of it because I like Brett's Holmes and Gowers' music.
Objective Rating: 2.0/4 (Indifferent).