{"id":10584,"date":"2015-11-07T23:11:05","date_gmt":"2015-11-08T07:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=10584"},"modified":"2015-11-07T23:11:54","modified_gmt":"2015-11-08T07:11:54","slug":"review-mrholmes-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2015\/11\/review-mrholmes-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Mr. Holmes BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Mr. Holmes<\/em><\/strong> isn\u2019t great but it\u2019s certainly watchable especially for Ian McKellen\u2019s performance as the tragically aging Sherlock Holmes who is losing his memory. Not sure if I\u2019ll ever revisit the film anytime soon yet at the same time it\u2019s got just enough to make it worth a Redbox or Netflix rental before making the investment of purchasing.<\/p>\n

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Mr. Holmes<\/span>
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\nREVIEW NAVIGATION<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Movie<\/a> | Special Features<\/a> | Video Quality<\/a> | Audio Quality<\/a> | Overall<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama, Mystery
\nLionsgate | PG \u2013 105 min. \u2013 $24.99 | November 10, 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>Bill Condon
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Mitch Collin (Novel, \u2018A Slight Trick of the Mind\u2019); Jeffrey Hatcher (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Ian McKellen, Laura Linney, Milo Parker, Hiroyuki Sanada, Hattie Morahan, Patrick Kennedy, Roger Allam<\/p>\n

DISC INFO:
\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>Featurettes, Theatrical Trailer
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/p>\n

Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.35
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, English, Spanish
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>19.3 GB
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


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THE MOVIE<\/strong> \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Mr. Holmes<\/em><\/strong>, the latest in the craze for the character in media from Downey Jr.\u2019s Sherlock Holmes<\/em> to Cumberbatch\u2019s \u201cSherlock\u201d television series, takes on a new angle this time an older and retired Holmes.<\/p>\n

The year is 1947, Sherlock Holmes (IAN MCKELLEN) lives in a small village of Sussex with a housekeeper Mrs. Munro (LAURA LINNEY) and her son, Roger (MILO PARKER). Holmes in failing health with memory issues. Via flashbacks, he travels to Japan to find a rare herb to help with his health.<\/p>\n

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With his fading memory, he also attempts to solve his last case left open before he dies. The case, which he took on 30 some-odd years earlier, involved a man (PATRICK KENNEDY) going to Holmes to find out what\u2019s going on with his wife (HATTIE MORHAN) who is grieving the death of two of their children who died before birth. The man is disturbingly indifferent towards her suffering denying her two tombstones and even taking away a glass harmonica, with lessons, due what he believes her sanity going after overhearing her speaking to the deceased.<\/p>\n

All of these are told through flashbacks as Holmes attempts to remember how the case unfolded and was not solved as his former assistant, Dr. Watson, had written it which eventually got adapted into a feature film. These are some of the more amusing elements of Mr. Holmes<\/em><\/strong> including how he never smoked a pipe nor wore a deerstalker hat.<\/p>\n

This movie is the epitome of acting over story. Yes, the plot is interesting and compelling enough and it is well directed by Bill Condon (The Fifth Estate<\/em>, Twilight: Breaking Dawn Parts 1 & 2<\/em>) \u2014 based on the novel \u2018A Slight Trick of the Mind\u2019 by Mitch Collin \u2014 but this excels thanks to the performance of Ian McKellen who brings so much sorrow to such a well known character that you as a viewer are invested in the mystery and his journey as he becomes near the end of his life.<\/p>\n

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The supporting cast, which comprises mainly of Laura Linney and Milo Parker, marking only his second movie following 2014\u2019s Robot Overlords<\/em>, are good especially considering they really don\u2019t have that much to work with since the main focus is on McKellen who steals the show. However, Linney comes in with nice screen presence and so she makes an immediate impact. Parker isn\u2019t bad either and for a young, and relatively inexperienced actor, is more than tolerable and shares some good scenes with McKellen.<\/p>\n

In the end, Mr. Holmes<\/em><\/strong> is what I\u2019d call a \u2018nice\u2019 movie. It\u2019s nothing particularly notable, one that I\u2019d say was great (outside of McKellen) yet by the end of the 100-minutes, I never regretted watching it either. That said, I\u2019m not sure if this is one I\u2019d revisit anytime soon or even remember come this time next month but at the same time, it\u2019s probably worth a rental.<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 1.25\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This release comes with a matted slip cover<\/strong>. Inside is a redemption code for the Digital HD<\/u><\/strong> copy. Unfortunately this disc is light on features…<\/p>\n

Mr. Holmes<\/u><\/em><\/strong>: The Icon (2:21; HD)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 This promotional featurette covers the casting of Ian McKellen as Holmes.<\/p>\n

Mr. Holmes<\/u><\/em><\/strong>: The Story (2:49; HD)<\/u><\/strong> goes over the plot of the movie.<\/p>\n

Theatrical Trailer (2:25; HD)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Previews<\/strong> \u2013 Love & Mercy<\/em>, Z for Zachariah<\/em>, The End of the Tour<\/em>, Some Kind of Beautiful<\/em><\/p>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Mr. Holmes<\/em><\/strong> is shown in its original 2.35 theatrical widescreen aspect ratio and a 1080p high-definition transfer. Like the movie, it\u2019s a pleasant enough looking film with good detail and colors are generally bright and cheerful in spite of the dramatic tone. There were no major instances of aliasing or pixilation making for a clean transfer though it\u2019s nothing overly noteworthy nor does it exactly pops off the screen.
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AUDIO \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The disc comes with a standard but effective DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track which gets the job done providing for clear dialogue levels while any ambient noises (the sound of bees, general household sounds, etc.) make up the front and, especially, rear channels.<\/p>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Overall, Mr. Holmes<\/em><\/strong> isn\u2019t great but it\u2019s certainly watchable especially for Ian McKellen\u2019s performance as the tragically aging Sherlock Holmes who is losing his memory. Not sure if I\u2019ll ever revisit the film anytime soon yet at the same time it\u2019s got just enough to make it worth a Redbox or Netflix rental before making the investment of purchasing. The Blu-ray is rather weak, unfortunately; the video and audio transfers are fine but we only get two promotional featurettes and the film\u2019s trailer.<\/p>\n


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Brian Oliver a.k.a. The Movieman
\n<\/em>Published: <\/strong>11\/07\/2015<\/p>\n

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Check out some more screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers<\/strong>.
\nThese are only here to give an idea of the movie\u2019s video quality and may not be truly representative of it.<\/p>\n