Mr Holmes (2015)

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	Year of first release: 2015
	Director: Bill Condon (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn)
	Actors:  Ian McKellen (The Lord of the Rings 1-3, X-men 1-3), Laura Linney (The Truman Show), Hiroyuki Sanada (Sunshine, 47 Ronin, The Wolverine)
	Country: GB, USA, J
	Genre: Drama
	Conditions of visioning: 17.04.2016, in-flight entertainment 10" screen.
Synopsis: Aging Sherlock Holmes (McKellen) lives as a recluse after ending his detective career many years before. The encounter with the son of his housekeeper (Linney) will make him go down memory line to remember his last case and the reason for his early retirement.
Review: An interesting and original take at the Sherlock Holmes legend, brilliantly put into life by Sir McKellen. This is not a classical Holmes story in which he solves an impossible case thanks to his unique talent of deduction. Instead, we see an old man just trying to remember the reason why he stopped helping people so abruptly so many years ago. The memory exercise is presented thanks to flashbacks of course, and motivated by the interaction between Holmes and the young boy. The story evolves slowly, giving us plenty of time to appreciate the acting of Mc Kellen, and at some point of the flashbacks we do witness hints of his former talent. So it is quite OK to watch but then I was rather disappointed by the conclusion. The thoughts of Holmes throughout the movie made me expect something much more important. Actually writing now this article one month after watching the movie, I have already forgotten the details of the ending. Not a good sign.
Rating: 5 /10