Mr. Holmes
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| Directed by | Bill Condon |
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| Screenplay by | Jeffrey Hatcher |
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| Music by | Carter Burwell |
| Cinematography | Tobias A. Schliessler |
| Edited by | Virginia Katz |
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| Language | English |
| Box office | $6 million[2] |
Mr. Holmes is a 2015 crime drama mystery film directed by Bill Condon, based on the 2005 novel A Slight Trick of the Mind written by Mitch Cullin and featuring the character Sherlock Holmes created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The film stars Sir Ian McKellen as Sherlock Holmes, Laura Linney as housekeeper Mrs. Munro and Milo Parker as her son Roger. Set primarily during his retirement, the film follows a 93-year-old Holmes who struggles to recall the details of his final case while his mind begins to deteriorate.
Principal photography began on 5 July 2014, in London. The film had been selected to be screened out of competition at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival and had its premiere on 7 February 2015.[3][4]
The film was released in British cinemas on 19 June 2015,[5] and was released in the United States on 17 July 2015.
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Plot[edit]
In 1947, the long-retired Sherlock Holmes, aged 93, lives in a remote Sussex farmhouse with his housekeeper, Mrs. Munro, and her young son Roger. Having just returned from a trip to Hiroshima, he starts to use jelly made from the prickly ash plant he acquired there in an effort to improve his failing memory. Unhappy about his ex-partner Watson's account of Holmes' last case, he hopes to write his own account but is having trouble recalling the details. As he spends time with Roger, showing him how to take care of the bees in the farmhouse's apiary, Holmes begins to remember the case and why he retired from the detective business.
Thirty-five years earlier, a man named Thomas Kelmot had approached Holmes with a request to find out why his wife Ann had changed so much after suffering two miscarriages. Holmes followed Ann around London and observed her taking actions that made it appear as if she were planning to murder Thomas and inherit his property, such as forging checks in his name and cashing them, checking on the details of his will, and buying poison from a chemist's shop. When the two met face to face, Holmes deduced her true intention: to have gravestones made for herself and her miscarried children, and to commit suicide with the poison. Ann poured the poison on the ground and asked Holmes if they could be together, but Holmes still saw the matter as a case to be solved rather than one of a human being seeking companionship. He urged her to return to her husband, but she instead killed herself by stepping in front of an oncoming train. Blaming himself for her death, Holmes chose to retire.
When Mrs. Munro finds Roger lying unconscious near the house, a victim of repeated stings, she blames Holmes for caring only about the bees and tries to burn down the apiary. Holmes stops her, realizing that Roger was stung by wasps; he had found their nest and tried to drown them in order to prevent them from killing the bees, but they swarmed on him instead. Holmes and Mrs. Munro burn down the nest, and Roger is rushed to a hospital and begins to recover. Acknowledging the value of spiritual and personal connections with others, Holmes emulates a tradition he saw being practiced in Hiroshima by placing a ring of stones on the farmhouse grounds, to serve as a place where he can recall the loved ones he has lost over the years.
Cast[edit]
- Ian McKellen as Sherlock Holmes[6]
- Laura Linney as Mrs. Munro[7]
- Milo Parker as Roger Munro[8]
- Hattie Morahan[7] as Ann Kelmot
- Hiroyuki Sanada as Matsuda Umezaki[9]
- Patrick Kennedy[8] as Thomas Kelmot
- Roger Allam[8] as Dr. Barrie
- Phil Davis[8] as Inspector Gilbert
- Frances de la Tour as Madame Schirmer[8]
- Colin Starkey as Dr. John Watson
- Nicholas Rowe (cameo) as "Matinee Sherlock"
- Francis Barber (cameo) as "Matinee Madame Schirmer"
- John Sessions (cameo) as Mycroft Holmes
Production[edit]
On 5 September 2013 it was announced that Mitch Cullin's 2005 book A Slight Trick of the Mind will be adapted into a film with Ian McKellen as a long-retired Sherlock Holmes. Bill Condon would direct Jeffrey Hatcher's adaptation of the novel. AI-Film was on board to finance and co-produce the film, Anne Carey would produce through her Archer Gray Productions, Iain Canning and Emile Sherman would produce through See-Saw Films, and BBC Films would also co-finance the film. FilmNation Entertainment would handle the international sales for the film.[6]
On 7 May 2014 Laura Linney and Hattie Morahan were added to the cast, in which Linney was set to play Mrs. Munro, the housekeeper to Holmes.[7] on 9 July Hiroyuki Sanada was added to the cast to play Matsuda Umezaki, a prickly ash plant enthusiast who Holmes visits in Japan.[9] on 10 July more cast were revealed which included Patrick Kennedy, Roger Allam, Phil Davis, Frances de la Tour and Milo Parker to play Mrs. Munro's son.[8] on 22 August it was revealed that Nicholas Rowe who portrayed Holmes in Young Sherlock Holmes would have a cameo role in the film. He portrays Holmes in a sequence spoofing the Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes films.[10] on 3 September Miramax acquired the United States' distribution rights to the film.[11]
Filming[edit]
Principal photography began on 5 July 2014 in the United Kingdom.[12][13] on 9 July actor McKellen tweeted his picture as Sherlock Holmes in the film.[14] The film was set for a seven-week shoot on location in London and on the south coast of England.[8]
Music[edit]
On 14 July 2014 it was announced that Carter Burwell would be composing the music for the film.[15]
Reception[edit]
Mr. Holmes has received positive reviews from critics. on Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 85%, based on 110 reviews, with an average rating of 7/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Mr. Holmes focuses on the man behind the mysteries, and while it may lack Baker Street thrills, it more than compensates with tenderly wrought, well-acted drama."[16] on Metacritic the film has a score of 66 out of 100, based on 34 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[17]
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