Review of Mr. Holmes (2015) by Dominic P — 18 Jul 2015

I do love British films. They mastered the art of communications and intensity without grandiose display of anything - loud swirling scores, explosions, or actors overacting to death. Yet. The complexity and intensity of Mr. Holmes is almost crippling. This is the quintessential and antithesis of Holmes: a subtle theme stringing (or stinging) through the stories, logical deductions, suppressed regrets, and lessons learned. But ultimately, the Holmes empire crumples when a grieving old man, realizing the insufficiencies of his life's work, proceeds with feeble, yet moving, attempts to right the wrongs. But his past is lost, and he's slowly losing more of it daily. What can he do?

Suprisingly, lots. And that is what we hope for for ourselves. And with that us old-school Holmes fans cement our connection with the "real" fictional character like we had with the "fictional" fictional character in our youths.