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Mr. Holmes
PG (SINGAPORE)
2015
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Mr. Holmes
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Negative reviews
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2.8
Mr. Holmes has moments of palpable regret and loss, but visually speaking, it looks like a blandly touching movie about a lonely old man who befriends ..
Av Club
2.5
That tension between fact and fiction leads to one surprisingly bold resolution later on, but its impact is muted by sleepy domestic drama that too of ..
We Got This Covered
3.0
Mr. Holmes has a traditional sensibility, which is fine, but feels like it needed to tuck a few more rabbits under its top hat.
Austin Chronicle
1.5
Although its a pleasant and handsome endeavor, Mr. Holmes hasnt the consuming drive and sense of inexorability that marks the award winning Gods and M ..
Austin Chronicle
3.0
Possibly, but who knows what 30 years of beekeeping will do to a man.
Time Out
4.0
Gentle fun and astute insight define Mr Holmes a fine addition to the list of stories about the great detective.
Screen Daily
3.5
movie Sherlock Homes is 93 as his memory fades, will Holmes find his last case quite so elementaryAn aged Sherlock Holmes (McKellen) has retired to a ..
ETimes (TOI)
4.0
Its a gripping little tale, to be sure, but its more than that. Somewhere in its tangle of timelines, false starts, and red herrings is a great truth ..
Vulture
4.0
McKellen gives a masterful performance as a superman who must slowly come to terms with his own mortality.
Paste Magazine
3.1
But whatever tension exists onscreen primarily is in Sherlocks mind.
Rogerebert
3.9
Indeed, the only case Sherlock actually solves concerns young Roger, and is predictable and wholly lacking in suspense.Exit Theatre Mode The pace is a ..
IGN
3.0
TV Sherlock fans not necessarily the same constituency may miss its jumped up speed and ingenuity.
Telegraph
4.0
In the end, Mr. Holmes is a slow moving film, but its beautiful in its movement.
The Young Folks
2.0
Holmes is writing the tale of his final case, which occurred 30 years earlier, much as his old (and here unseen) friend John Watson once did.
Ny Daily News
3.5
Its a character study through and through, but in that regard its often very entertaining.
JoBlo
3.5
The film unfolds as an intelligent character study set against a historic backdrop, but even with Sherlock as its protagonist Condons film is unlikely ..
Screen Rant
4.4
A visit to a London cinema finds Holmes watching in comic horror as an adaptation of one of his old cases, with its Basil Rathbone like star, flickers ..
Philly
3.5
Alongside wonderful acting, the cinematography captures an enchantingly pretty country, lush green gardens, busy London streets, towering white cliffs ..
5.0
Instead it travels the simple path of humility, vulnerability, and peace.
Spirituality And Practice
3.5
But despite all their fine contributions and Condons sensitive, unhurried direction, what stands out most are the performances.
One Guys Opinion
3.5
But this is more elegy than game, a Sherlock Holmes at the End of Time.
Village Voice
3.8
One shouldnt leave this life without a sense of completion..The story skips between the recent past a trip to post war Japan the distant past of that ..
Rogers Movie Nation
3.2
The story is actually set in 1947, following a long retired Holmes living in a Sussex village with his housekeeper and rising detective son.
Blu Ray
3.5
Like The Seven Per Cent Solution (1976) and The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970), this adaptation of Mitch Cullins novel A Slight Trick of the M ..
Chicago Reader
3.1
The mind of this Holmes no longer rebels at stagnation but would instead be perfectly content with the routine of retired life.
Mark Reviews Movies
3.0
Surely fictional characters can be left on the bookshelf after all the movie adaptations are over
The Times
3.5
The story has a happy ending that paints Holmes as the hero, but this doesnt seem right.
Lariat
4.0
Towering over all, predictably enough, is McKellens textured, quietly stunning performance.
News Review
4.0
Mr Holmes lacks the masterful judgement of that film but moves with the care of its elderly protagonist and sports a cool, unflashy elegance.
Radio Times
4.0
Granted, I didnt come in with any preconceived notion of how the character should look, sound or act.But I doubt even the most ardent fan would have a ..
Screen It
3.5
However, it is far more than just a spoof film or Sherlock done in an OAP, Last of the Summer Wine way.This is a story about ageing, regret and redemp ..
Independent
4.0
Still, after his recent string of what feels like too many comic book blockbusters, social media memes and chat show appearances, its nice to see McKe ..
The Wrap
4.4
Anyone who considers him or herself an unofficial Baker Street Irregular is aware that Arthur Conan Doyles greatest invention Sherlock Holmes was a pr ..
News Day
3.5
Though the flashbacks and multiple storylines are worthy of a Sherlock Holmes mystery, and The Case of the Glass Armonica refreshingly believable, vie ..
Film Journal
4.0
Like its eponymous hero, the film drifts in and out of focus as it sifts through its deck of memories, a touch broad here, a little undercooked there, ..
The Guardian
3.0
But I couldnt help wishing for a meatier and more straightforward, non flashback Holmes movie starring McKellen.Its a juicier role than Gandalf.
The Guardian
4.0
It involves the glass armonica, a bizarre instrument with possibly occult characteristics.
Az Central
5.0
Its about a man in his final years finally opening himself up to his own feelings and those of other people. This is simply a beautiful and tender cha ..
Mountain X
3.5
Along with all the sighs and grunts, McKellen gives Sherlock a rich inner life troubled by moral and existential doubts.
Npr
3.8
If I ever write a story myself, McKellens true Sherlock complains, it will be to correct millions of misconceptions created by his imaginative license ..
Star Tribune
4.0
Theres not much point satirising Hollywood if the satire is more tasteless and crass than its target.
Daily Mail
3.8
Its more subtle character study than thrilling adventure, and the mystery subplot lacks the ingenuity of the greatest Holmes stories, but McKellen exc ..
Ew
4.0
Its a huge advancement on Condons recent efforts like The Fifth Estate.
Flim List
4.5
The movie should have remained a quiet character study, and for many audiences will remain one.
Film Inquiry
4.0
Susan Grangers review of Mr. Holmes (Miramax/Roadside Attractions) Ian McKellan plays craggy, cranky Sherlock Holmes, as the 93 year old British detec ..
Susang Ranger
2.5
I found the whole thing pokey and plodding, but theres no denying the fact that even when sitting through Mr. Holmes seems numbing, Mr. McKellen is a ..
Observer
3.8
Mr. Holmes plays out at one steady pace, without any alteration in velocity, but it always gives us something, some interplay of characters worth noti ..
Sf Gate
2.0
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Boston Herald
1.9
The detriments of age on a profound mind is the subject of Mr. Holmes, Bill Condons woefully dull take on the winter years of Sherlock Holmess life.
Slant Magazine
3.8
But the movie still stirs powerful emotions with its ultimate message: Brainpower and hard data may be valuable, but nothing is as precious as a frien ..
Washington Post
3.5
No spectacular murders or intricate conspiracies: just quiet enigmas of memory and remorse.
The New York Times
2.5
And a real Sherlock Holmes (Ian McKellen), at 93, trying to crack an old case despite his waning faculties.Such a scenario should touch on mysteries o ..
Boston Globe
4.2
Condons beautiful multi period production contrasts the stark post WWII minimalism of Japans ravaged landscape against a refined post WWI London and t ..
Reeling Reviews
3.5
The very best bits of the movie come in Holmes interactions with Mrs. Munros young son, Roger (Milo Parker: Robot Overlords), perhaps because they evi ..
Flickfilosopher
3.0
But the slipperiness of recent experience is causing a once indestructible personality to crumble at the edges.
The Irish Times
4.0
Im happy to report that this latest effort by screenwriter Jeffrey Hatcher and director Bill Condon is fresh, original, and thoroughly satisfying.
Blogs Indie Wire
3.8
In fact, it gently subverts expectations even as it surpasses them, to deliver a thoughtful and moving study of age and memory, fiction and reality, f ..
Blogs Indie Wire
3.0
Mr. Holmes doesnt have the same emotional power or visual style as McKellens and director Bill Condons 1998 collaboration Gods and Monsters, but its a ..
Las Vegas Weekly
3.5
Its emotional swell creeps up with a subtlety and grace that will make this Miramax/Roadside Attractions release appeal especially to older audiences.
Hollywood Reporter
3.0
But it stands to me as the very epitome of a historic English farmhouse and to see it so lovingly filmed as it is in Mr Holmes is a treat in itself.Ho ..
Standard
3.5
The boy, 12 year old Parker, however, comes through with a sparkling performance, constantly upstaging 75 year old McKellen even though Ian expertly c ..
Tony Medley
4.0
Doing something completely different with this character, then, is no easy task, but the beautifully done Mr. Holmes has made it happen.
Los Angeles Times
2.5
But in so doing, the film loses the essence of Holmes appeal as much as any seemingly more radical reinvention.
Detroit News
3.5
Above all, it was a case in which Holmes got something wrong wrong enough to hang up his magnifying glass for good.If only he could remember what the ..
Variety
4.4
Nevertheless, the films the thing, and this ones well worth it as one of the best of the year, with performances to match.
Groucho Reviews
3.5
The other factor to Mr Holmes that will keep interested viewers leaning forward is how the film sets about breaking ranks with the conventional Sherlo ..
Herald Sun
4.2
Given that solitude and the inevitability of time are Mr. Holmes two most lasting preoccupations, Condon more than ably captures a life nearing its en ..
Consequence Of Sound
3.0
Effectively, this film could be of anyone, as its merely the tale of an old man looking back over his life, his achievements, and most importantly, hi ..
Hey U Guys
3.1
Mr. Holmes adds another version of the beloved character to the Sherlock canon; less a mystery solved than a character explored, fascinating in many s ..
The Star
3.5
The story, though, isnt the final deductive triumph you might expect.
Oregon Live
3.0
Mr Holmes is more a study of ageing than a satisfactory deconstruction of Sherlock Holmess literary legacy.
Scroll
4.0
As Holmes, Ian McKellen is perfectly cast, beautifully depicting not only the intellectual being, but revealing the vulnerable man behind the facade.
Urban Cine File
4.0
Despite dealing with weighty themes such as ageing, death and the gap between Holmes public and private personas, theres plenty of delightful humour t ..
Mirror
3.1
The cast saves the movie, but it never feels as satisfying as it should have felt.
Three Movie Buffs
3.0
Here, Condon also seizes the opportunity to poke fun at some hammy post war acting.
Digital Spy
4.0
This is easily the best Sherlock story that Conan Doyle never wrote. A film more about retirement and regret than questions and answers, it sees McKel ..
Games Radar
3.8
Mr. Holmes, derived from a novel by Mitch Cullin, isnt quite as deep or as poignant, but amply rewards McKellen and Holmes fans willing to go with its ..
New York Post
4.0
But in the end, its a testament to the process of writing as a way of coming to terms with ones past, and a celebration of the redemptive power of fic ..
Nz Herald
5.0
It is complex, multi layered and probing.But it is brilliant and also entertaining.
Flicks
4.0
If the idea of a Holmes narrative penned by anyone other than Sir Arthur Conan Doyle gives purists pause, Cullin and Condon have done their homework, ..
The Stranger
3.0
Mr Holmes is sweet, charming and no more demanding than you want it to be.It makes a neat companion piece with director Bill Condons first McKellen co ..
Ft
3.5
As many people have noted; to have worn a deerstalker around the streets of Victorian London would have been a social faux pas which would have made t ..
Stuff
4.0
Despite this being a film about Sherlock Holmes, the fact that its not much of a mystery may disappoint die hard fans, but as an astute drama its more ..
Contact Music
3.0
A great performance can elevate even the most mediocre film, the joy one gets in watching an actor or actress at the top of their craft counteracting ..
Film Racket
3.8
And well undoubtedly see more, because ultimately the point of yet another Sherlock Holmes movie is to prove how much audiences can still love a good ..
Christianity Today
4.0
Despite its stately pace and determination not to do anything rash its the antithesis of the hyperactive clever dickery of the Cumberbatch Holmes Mr H ..
The Arts Desk
4.0
The boy is vividly intelligent, ferociously angry and a force to be reckoned with.
Wsj
3.8
It helps that Parker and McKellen have great chemistry, but the beauty of their budding friendship is in the resonate writing.
Patriot Ledger
3.5
Graceful and elegiac, Mr. Holmes is a poignant meditation on mortality that just so happens to feature the worlds greatest detective in the lead.
Scmp
4.5
But if its hardcore detecting youre after, Mr. Holmes features very little.
Ign
4.2
Its a sad, heart warming drama about an old, prickly man in desperate need of a connection.
The Film Pie
3.5
At its heart, Mr. Holmes could be about anyone feeling the sting of unfinished business as old age settles in; it presents a powerful message about ad ..
Io9 Gizmodo
3.5
The tale is a superbly written audience charmer thats afraid of neither facts nor feelings.
Straight
2.0
A gentle, deliberate exploration of a powerful personality that has to rush a bit at the end, but doesnt quite trip over itself in the process.
Sandiego Reader
2.0
It wants to be a mood piece in a minor key, gently grazing over feelings hard to convey through mere story.And it has an ideal Holmes.
Metro New York
4.0
But Gods and Monsters is all of a piece and develops cumulative power.
Film Comment
4.0
Its still a great Sherlock film, but also manages to be so much more.
What Culture
4.4
It is a brilliant performance, delivered with the poise and exacting confidence of a true thespian.
Mercury News
3.0
How much more fun it would have been to see more of McKellen in Holmess more active state, particularly since any poignancy in his portrayal of encroa ..
Scots Man
2.8
Non aficionados may be disappointed with the dearth of actual mysteries.
Under The Radar Mag
4.0
It adds little meaning to the narrative and creates a lot of structural baggage.
Or Lando Weekly
4.0
Holmes saw through the contradictory plot but couldnt determine her commitment to suicide.
Bfi
4.0
Director Bill Condons poignant and witty meditation on memory and ageing dispenses with the usual Holmes trappings.
Sky
3.5
Given that Holmes has never been the most emotionally demonstrative of characters, this film offers a poignant closing chapter to Holmes canon.
Winnipeg Free Press
3.5
Mr. Holmes, being light on event, is a film defined by its characters and performances.
Trespass Mag
4.0
The title of that 1900 short could easily work for this fascinating little feature film.
Daily Star
3.5
Beautifully staged and photographed, Mr. Holmes is a handsome, old fashioned film.
Toronto Sun
2.5
Advancing age is the only thing at play; young Mr. Parkers is the freshest acting in the movie.
Sf Weekly
3.5
Its all a bit tidy for a film that challenges Holmess belief that explanations are solutions with the unpredictable messiness of real life, but I gues ..
Stream On Demand At Home
3.0
Mr Holmes should have been incredible but instead it was just ordinary.
Graffiti With Punctuation
4.2
This isnt Guy Ritchie calling. Mr. Holmes is a gentle, moving story about a man who desperately wants to remember the past, but cant.
Movie Chambers
4.0
Still, its a touching and elegant film, with a deep, pellucid poignancy softened by Carter Burwells soundtrack.
Metro Active
3.8
Being Sherlock Holmes is a science, but telling lies is an art an intriguing lesson rolled into this mellow tale.
Heral
4.5
It will be a crime worthy of Sherlock Holmes if McKellen doesnt receive an Oscar nomination for his performance.Moreover, while the story will be too ..
World Wng
2.2
A film that robs one of our greatest heroes of his sunset, thrusting him instead into a prolonged, dull twilight.
Willamette Week
2.8
There is genuine chemistry between McKellen and Parker, and the little bit of thematic sophistication that resonates comes from the boys realization t ..
Metro Times
3.0
A mystery lurks at the heart of Mr. Holmes, a film that depicts the great Sherlock Holmes well into his retirement years.
Aarp
3.5
Neither is wildly cinematic but both are examples of solid and thoughtful craftsmanship.
Kpbs
4.5
This film has something of the same mix of nostalgia, melancholy and sly wit.
Saportare Port
3.8
None of these stories by themselves is particularly compelling, and with a lesser actor at its soul Mr. Holmes might well seem slight, predictable, ev ..
Seattle Times
4.0
But what sets it apart from most contemporary takes on the material is its undercurrent of warmth and humanity.
Bbc
3.5
Fortunately, Mr Holmes is a surprising little entry and a pleasant diversion in the musty stock of Hollywood.
Mid Day
3.5
A charming but fatally slow exposition of yet another real Sherlock Holmes.
Monsters And Critics
3.0
Theres always a chance that fans of Sherlock Holmes will find something to enjoy here, even if its just McKellens amazing performance, but for those l ..
The Blus Pot
4.0
As such, this is a thoughtful film, but it lacks a certain elementary propulsion.
Gq Magazine
3.8
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3.5
The various pieces of Mr. Holmes dont mesh as smoothly as one would like, especially given the precise deductions weve come to expect from the hero, b ..
Ex Press
3.5
Like that other Victorian fictional creation Count Dracula, Sherlock Holmes is clearly a character for whom the world has a bottomless appetite.There ..
Daily Public
3.0
It doesnt help that her character has a tendency to force the movie into its most uninteresting directions; its the very definition of a thankless rol ..
Reviews Antagony Ecstasy
3.8
Mostly, its about the pleasure of watching McKellens performance, subtly affecting at conveying a man famed for his dazzling mind trying to cope with ..
City Weekly
4.0
Mr. Holmes may not feature virtuoso displays of deductive prowess. Its elegiac ode to aging, however, is no less compelling than the more youthful rei ..
Ma Cleans
2.5
Movie Review Mr. Holmes: An Elegy for a Fading Mind Despite meticulous acting, Bill Condons film fails to bring emotional heft to the tragedy of the a ..
Haaretz
0.0
What happened to Sherlock Holmes in his old age What did he do after retiring from being a detective seeks to answer those questions with a big dash o ..
My States Man
3.5
After playing a few weeks at AMC, the Bill Condon film Mr. Holmes is moving to the Magic Lantern.If you havent yet seen it, you might want to.
Spokane7
3.1
He is, unsurprisingly, wonderful in the role, but the movie doesnt truly have the sense of mystery were used to in a film about Sherlock Holmes.
Sandiego Union Tribune
3.5
Quaint but compelling, if a little drifty in structure, Mr. Holmes is a thoughtful addition to the Sherlock legend and McKellens performance will righ ..
Daily Review
3.5
Forget the lovely countryside, the wisps of mystery and nostalgia, or even the beekeeping metaphors this is a showcase for the sheer talents of the le ..
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