SIFF: Mr. Holmes
Saw "Mr. Holmes" on Friday night. Starring Ian McKellan as the eponymous detective in his senior years, it is a charming, sometimes tough but mostly gentle film. It was a delight to watch McKellan bring Sherlock to life, and to bring a warmth and thoughtfulness to the character. The film is more meditative than action-oriented (as one might expect with a senior at its center), and less about solving mysteries (though there are one or two) than it is about solving problems of the human heart. I liked it that much more for it. It's getting a wide release (as one might expect with a film starring McKellan and Laura Linney), so go see it. I recommend it.