Movie Review: "Mr Holmes"

This movie is a different rendition of the famous detective series. The story takes place in 1947 England in a remote rural seaside setting near the white cliffs of Dover. Holmes has been retired for over 30 years. He is haunted the personal failure of the last case of his career. Most of his days are spent tending bees in the company of a somewhat cantankerous housekeeper and her young son. Aware of the diminishing powers of his mind, he searches for answers to this case and personal conflicts. The pace of the movie is necessarily slow. Ian McKellen’s performance was as usual, masterful. The cinematography was sumptuous.