Mr. Holmes

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Mr. Holmes is a mystery drama based on the novel A Slight Trick of the Mind by Mitch Cullin, directed by Bill Condon (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 and 2). Ian McKellan leads the cast which also includes Laura Linney, Hiroyuki Sanada, and Milo Parker.

MR HOLMES is a new twist on the world’s most famous detective. 1947, an aging Sherlock Holmes returns from a journey to Japan, where, in search of a rare plant with powerful restorative qualities, he has witnessed the devastation of nuclear warfare. Now, in his remote seaside farmhouse, Holmes faces the end of his days tending to his bees, with only the company of his housekeeper and her young son, Roger. Grappling with the diminishing powers of his mind, Holmes comes to rely upon the boy as he revisits the circumstances of the unsolved case that forced him into retirement, and searches for answers to the mysteries of life and love – before it’s too late.

Condon was drawn to the project because of its theme about ageing. “The film has the form of a Sherlock Holmes mystery in that there is a case from many years before that the detective wants to solve but it’s about ageing and the mystery of Sherlock Holmes. That’s the mystery that he ultimately solves. It’s such an intriguing premise – who is Sherlock Holmes if he no longer has that amazing mental acuity and who are any of us without the qualities that define us as we enter the last stage of life?”

Mr. Holmes is rated PG.