MR. HOLMES

Plot:

The legendary Sherlock Holmes (McKellan), now an old man and retired from solving mysteries, lives in his England sea side home along with an unappreciated housekeeper Ms. Munro (Linney) and her young son Roger (Parker) who assist him with tending to his hobby of beekeeping. Now that he is not living the fictional life that was assigned him by his longtime partner Watson he sets out to document his memoirs himself, but keeps reflecting on one case in particular with regards to an unhappy housewife all while he copes with the ailing effects of growing old. He even traveled to China with hopes of finding a plant that is suppose to be a natural healer but also finds out that he was summoned about an unresolved case from years ago.


Reel Talk:

This is not one of those action filled Sherlock Holmes movies we are used to seeing because he is much older and it is about the real man Sherlock Holmes and how he deals with growing his senior years. So in saying that this movie is a lot slower and offers more of a subtle dialog. Some may even find it kinda boring, so you will probably have to be a die hard Sherlock Holmes or Ian McKellan fan to really enjoy this movie. Not a bad movie at all just not a movie that will awe you. This is a movie that you can easily wait for DVD or even cable to catch.

Starring: Ian McKellan, Laura Linney, Milo Parker, Hiroyuki Sanada
Directed by: Bill Condon
Rated: PG

I give it 2 corn dogs.

By; The Reel Hustler