Directed by:
Bill CondonScreenplay:
Jeffrey HatcherCinematography:
Tobias A. SchliesslerComposer:
Carter BurwellCast:
Ian McKellen, Milo Parker, Laura Linney, Hattie Morahan, Patrick Kennedy, Roger Allam, Hiroyuki Sanada, Phil Davis, Nicholas Rowe, Frances de la Tour (more)Plots(1)
In 1947, the world famous sleuth has retired to a remote Sussex farmhouse, living in relative anonymity with only his housekeeper Mrs Munro and her young son Roger for company. Cantankerous, demanding and frustrated with the mis-representation of him in Watson's best-selling novels, he diverts his attention to an unsolved case. As the mystery deepens, Sherlock tries desperately to recall the events of 30 years ago that ultimately led to his retirement. (Entertainment One)
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Film brain lobotomy minus the basic life functions. The most boring Sherlock Holmes adaptation I’ve ever seen.
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Everybody gets older, and it's nothing pleasant. Even a genius like Sherlock has to get old, and I understand that it's not easy to watch because in our minds he's still a young man with a sharp mind and keen judgement. If you don't want to see a detective icon slowly being eaten away by senility, there's no point in watching this film, but if you want to see some reconciliation with his over-intelligence and the life it brought, maybe it's not such a bad choice after all. If you have an aversion to old age, this film will disgust you. I've had the good fortune to meet the senile Sherlock before in the books in The Final Solution, but this film version is much better. Because he has someone to share that loneliness with.
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Bees are good, wasps are bad. Holmes is an old man and Roger isn’t. Struggling with memory delivered by the most brilliant brain of the detective school in a very slow, touching and wonderfully written story. No action, drama is dosed to the very minimum. The diametric opposite to a Richie’s dynamic blockbuster. Excellent acting performances and a powerful, inventive story. Noting more, nothing less.
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