Holmes is a nice movie and should be watched for the acting of Ian McKellen and the supporting cast. The bottomline is that the movie fails to convince. Holmes--Not the Sherlock We All Know.
Watch the BBC's Mr Holmes trailer. Reuniting McKellen with Gods and Monsters director Bill Condon, this adaptation of Tideland writer Mitch Cullin's A Slight Trick of the Mind tells another tale of an ageing legend and his troubled protege. There's a hint of Gandalf's melancholic magic in McKellen's portrayal. "Logic Can't Solve Matters of the Heart".
What You Need To Know: MR. HOLMES is a mystery drama based on the popular fictional detective. Don't think you can take another Hollywood version of Sherlock Holmes? Apologies to Robert Downey Jr. and Benedict Cumberbatch, but what Ian McKellen does with Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional detective in Mr. Holmes is a beautifully shot movie. The cinematography, set design and images of the seaside elicit a beautiful, poetic tone throughout.
Trailer Mr. Holmes
The story starts out slow and is a bit drawn out, but with the presence of the young Roger it picks up, adding a newfound reason to care for the characters. Mr Holmes is an enjoyable insight into a different side of Sherlock Holmes, one that up until now we haven't been shown. It's not an action movie nor is it a mystery thriller, it is however a delightful story about an old man trying to keep hold of his true identity whilst learning to let other people into his life.
Holmes movie review: The mystery has melancholy, a delightful Frances de la Tour, the otherwordly instrument armonica, and a showstopper. Ian McKellen as Arthur Conan Doyle's brilliant detective. Movie Review. "The great Sherlock Holmes." Here, Mr. Holmes isn't your typical Sherlock Holmes story.