Movie #1062 "Mr. Holmes" was a very good study of such a famous person, that you would swear he really exists.......therefore, when he states he wants to set the record straight and for once narrate his own story, now that John Watson is out of the picture, you tend to believe him. There are a couple of stories juggled in this far from straight narration, but if you can follow them, they are all worthwhile in telling. First, there is the story of Holmes' failing health and his frequent talks with the doctor about trying to figure out the real story of his last case, then there's a japanese man whose dad had known Sherlock and now he wants to know what happened to his dad. And the last story covers THE last cast --- a woman who has lost a couple of children before being born, and who is now depressed and whose hubby has hired Holmes to figure out what she is up to when she seems to be communicating with these dead children through a music teacher who is teaching her to play the harmonica. Finally, there's the last housekeeper that Homes has (played by Laura Linney) and her son who adores Holmes and wants to learn bee keeping from him. The story is rich, the acting is superb, it just drags periodically and is a bit confusing as far as what time period in his life we are now in, but all that said, it was worth the watch, for sure, and I recommend it.
Mr. Holmes = I would give this 3.8 out of 5 stars
2015Rated PG
Long retired to a country farmhouse, 93-year-old Sherlock Holmes tends his apiary and reflects on his remarkable career. But the legendary sleuth, whose mental powers are fading, remains haunted by the unsolved case that caused him to call it quits.
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