My long-time pal, the adorable Peter Bunetta, used to wonder why we always hear about the baby Jesus, and grown-up Jesus, but never teen-age<\/em> Jesus!\u00a0 Well, Mr. Holmes<\/em> is about not the regular-age<\/em> Sherlock, nor the young<\/em> Sherlock, but the ninety-three-year-old<\/em> Sherlock!\u00a0 While that may be an interesting concept to many, I’m<\/em> not really in the mood to see Sherlock Holmes grow old and be almost senile.\u00a0 There are just some things in life that need to be left alone. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is probably rolling in his grave over this one.<\/p>\n Milo Parker and Sir Ian McKellan. Their characters’ relationship is the only good part of the film.<\/p><\/div>\n The three or four competing stories in the film, all in under two hours, make it completely muddled.\u00a0 And I hate that the story keeps jumping around, from plot to confusing plot, with none of them being well, nor cleverly, enough resolved for my tastes.<\/p>\n And it’s way too depressing, on just about every level. There’s too much death and sadness for a Sherlock Homes flick, and it isn’t the villains doing the dying. I don’t think there are even any villains in the movie!<\/p>\n When I first knew that the topic was Holmes as an older gent, I thought it would be a charming story of him solving a case at that advanced age, not a tale of his regrets and illnesses.<\/p>\n I must tell you that, as slow as they usually are, I more often than not love British films; this just wasn’t one of them. I did really enjoy the scenery and cinematography, and absolutely wanted to marry the music! And, of course, Sir Ian McKellen, (who, of course, plays Holmes,) was his usual brilliant self. But it needed subtitles most of the time.\u00a0 I understood only about a third of what was being said.<\/p>\n I also don’t understand the casting of Laura Linney as his housekeeper.\u00a0 The role would have been equally well-performed, if not better, with one of those impeccable British character actresses.\u00a0 It would have lent an authenticity, and been less distracting.\u00a0 (I kept wondering about the thought process that chose Laura for the part, which took me out of the action every now and then.)<\/p>\n![\"Milo](\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Mr-Holmes-Ian-McKellen.jpg\")
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