Review of Mr. Holmes (2015) by Howard D — 30 Jul 2015
Ian Mckellan plays a senile Holmes in a story that attempts to tell the untold. Everybody knows Holmes. Dr. Watson has made him immortal. Then comes a time when the great Sherlock Holmes no longer consults and he is desperately trying to salvage his dying memory power through rumored cures and cuffs of shirts.
This isn't a conventional Sherlock Holmes movie or tale. This is more like an epilogue to one of the most celebrated minds in solving crimes. It talks about how the man struggles to accept the fact that his mental faculties are dying.
He wants them alive to recount the last case he ever had. The reason he stopped being a detective. As he looks for ways to jog his memory we experience this unusual tale much like the life of a retired super hero.
The movie has an even pace and Ian Mckellan is sublime. A movie that will be enjoyed by Sherlock Holmes lover. If you aren't one you can sit out for this one.
This review of Mr. Holmes (2015) was written by Howard D on 30 Jul 2015.
Mr. Holmes has generally received positive reviews.
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