Plot
An aged, retired Sherlock Holmes looks back on his life, and grapples with an unsolved case involving a beautiful woman.
Release Year: 2015
Rating: 7.7/10 (2,704 voted)
Critic's Score: 63/100
Director: Bill Condon
Stars: Ian McKellen, Laura Linney, Hiroyuki Sanada
Storyline
The story is actually set in 1947, following a long-retired Holmes living in a Sussex village with his housekeeper and rising detective son. But then he finds himself haunted by an unsolved 50-year old case. Holmes memory isn't what it used to be, so he only remembers fragments of the case: a confrontation with an angry husband, a secret bond with his beautiful but unstable wife.
Writers: Mitch Cullin, Arthur Conan Doyle
Cast: Ian McKellen -
Sherlock Holmes
Laura Linney -
Mrs. Munro
Milo Parker -
Roger
Hiroyuki Sanada -
Tamiki Umezaki
Hattie Morahan -
Ann Kelmot
Patrick Kennedy -
Thomas Kelmot
Roger Allam -
Dr. Barrie
Philip Davis -
Inspector Gilbert
Frances de la Tour -
Madame Schirmer
Charles Maddox -
Oswald
Takako Akashi -
Maya Umezaki
Zak Shukor -
Masuo Umezaki
John Sessions -
Mycroft Holmes
Michael Culkin -
Bank Manager
David Foxxe -
Chemist
Taglines:
After a lifetime of detective work, there's one mystery left to solve: his own.
Country: UK, USA
Language: English, Japanese
Release Date: 17 July 2015
Filming Locations: Sussex, England, UK
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Did You Know?
Trivia:
The house that Holmes lives in is on the edge of Winchelsea in Sussex, a medieval walled new town built after old winchelsea slipped into the sea near Rye. Winchelsea is a walled town about 40 miles from Seven Sisters where the beach scenes are filmed. See more »
Goofs:
One of the scenes where Holmes is writing up his memories of the old case as they come to him, he passes his pen from right hand to left, puts it down with the left, then when he picks up his drink with the right, a different camera angle shows the pen is in that hand between his fingers. Cuts show the two situations one more time each. See more »
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User Review
Author:
Rating: 9/10
When I first heard that Ian McKellen landed the role of Sherlock Holmes
in a film about the end of the great detective's life, I knew he would
be perfect for the part, and indeed, he was. "Mr. Holmes" (2015), based
on a novel by Mitch Cullin called "A Slight Trick of the Mind", is a
delightful film, full of humor and sadness as Mr. Holmes revisits his
last case, and finds his memory isn't quite what it used to be. He has
retired to his cottage by the sea and taken up his well known hobby of
beekeeping or apiculture. With him are his housekeeper, Mrs. Munro
(Laura Linney) and her son, Roger (Milo Parker), a precocious young
boy. The on screen dynamic between these three is astonishing. More is
conveyed in one glance than could be said in lines of dialog.
The sets were detailed with precision, the scenery was vibrant and
gorgeous (except one scene which was perfectly moody and dark), and the
cinematography was stunning. The score was perfectly understated and
captured the sentiment of the scenes with finesse.
"Mr. Holmes" is a very different kind of Sherlock Holmes story. It is
sentimental without being saccharine and I believe it is a fair
representation of the greatest detective in fictional history. The
movie is set to be released in Great Britain on June 19 and in the U.S.
on July 17. I recommend it highly.
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