Directed by : Bill Condon
Written by : Jeffrey Hatcher, Mitch Cullin
Starring : Ian McKellen, Milo Parker, Laura Linney,
Release Date : June 19, 2015
When watching a Sherlock Holmes movie, there are three things one expects. An adventurous exciting mystery to solve, Sherlock showing his amazing skills of deduction, and him being tactless. With "Mr. Holmes," two out of those three is actually not bad, so don't let that dissuade you from watching this film.
Without that adventurous exciting mystery element, this film is a methodically paced story that some might find a little slow moving. Despite Holmes being an old man here, there are fantastic scenes where he still gets to showcase his detective skills. The mystery for this story is also rather compelling, as it's Sherlock Holmes trying to recall his memory of his very last case, that convinced him to put himself in exile away from the world he knows.
Ian McKellan does a fantastic job as the older Sherlock Holmes, and his interactions with his housekeeper; played by Laura Linney, and especially her son Roger; played by Milo Parker, are all just great. With the strength of McKellan's work here, I found this movie very melancholic, and only heightened the lonely life that Sherlock put himself in. It was hard not to feel something for what has become of this great detective.
"Mr. Holmes" felt like the most personal and most intimate movie about Sherlock Holmes. It was very poignant and very moving, and the way the story builds to it's conclusion was very very satisfying.
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