For fans of Sherlock Holmes or the great British actor Ian McKellen or just Britain itself, "Mr. Holmes" is a treat, both funny (in the British way) and sad, perplexing, mysterious and at times heart- wrenching.
Sherlock Holmes, aging and bereft of his partner Dr.
Watson, has retired to the country with a bright housekeeper (Laura Linney) and
her charming son to take care of him, even as he takes care of his bees, which
have been attacked by an unknown killer.
Trying desperately to finish a story based on an old case, struggling
with problems of aging and the mystery of who or what is killing his bees, old
Sherlock well-nigh comes to an end himself, but no, in an ending perhaps not
worthy of A. Conan Doyle, he is saved both physically and spiritually to solve
another crime on another day!
Woven through the personal Sherlock story is a real crime
for him to solve, involving a mysterious husband/wife relationship and a
tragic conclusion and denouement. This
film is beautiful, well-acted and free from all the crass sensationalism of an
American film-- in other words, it's BRITISH!!!
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