Mr. Holmes

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. (2015.11.26)

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. (2016.01.10)

Film brain lobotomy minus the basic life functions. The most boring Sherlock Holmes adaptation I’ve ever seen. (2016.04.21)