Review of Mr. Holmes (2015) by Hotelcentral — 27 Apr 2016
If you admire Sherlock Holmes in any way, then, pray, do not see this film.
Yes, those of us fortunate enough to survive middle age are inevitably diminished by old age. And "Mr. Holmes" is proof enough that were the Great Detective to grow old and feeble he should be allowed to endure his final years with dignity and in private. This film, unfortunately, dwells on every evidence of infirmity. It is by turns unpleasant, discomforting, and excruciating. I can only conclude that Jeffrey Hatcher, the screenwriter, or Bill Condon, the director, or one or another of the producers, or all of them, must harbor a secret loathing for fiction's most iconic detective and thus provided us with this horrific vision of Sherlock Holmes, not only enfeebled by age, but brought to such a state of mental derangement, or depression, that he rejects logic, embraces emotion, and, in effective, renounces everything that Sherlock Holmes has ever been.
It is really a dreadful story, made all the more nightmarish by the skills of the stellar Sir Ian.
Why didn't they simply buy up every copy of every Holmes story in existence and burn every last one? It would have been less painful to behold.
This review of Mr. Holmes (2015) was written by Hotelcentral on 27 Apr 2016.
Mr. Holmes has generally received positive reviews.
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