Review of Mr. Holmes (2015) by Howard B — 10 Jan 2016
Mr Holmes is a gentle story of an aging Sherlock, struggling with remembering a case from many years before that pushed him to retire and the life he leads now. The film moves along quite well with some nimble direction and story telling, but this is not so much a story in which much happens so much as one where we learn about Ian McKellen's fantastically portrayed Holmes.
With Watson's novels of their adventures having been popularized, there is fantastic insight in how Holmes tries to reconcile his faded memories against the dramatized accounts he can't relate to as being accounts of his life.
There is a wonderful chemistry between him and his suffering house keeper and her son. As she wishes to leave, her son wishes to stay and find out more about the elderly Holmes and this all drives some fantastic dialogue atmosphere to frame Holmes's investigations in to his own mind.
Maybe not for everyone, but a good solid piece of drama with some rewarding emotional payoff and a mystery worthy of the original books whilst avoiding any cliche.
This review of Mr. Holmes (2015) was written by Howard B on 10 Jan 2016.
Mr. Holmes has generally received positive reviews.
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