Film Review of Mr. Holmes...

[shadowkat]

1. I've had a major health setback, the candida is back (assuming it ever left), so have to go back on that insanely restrictive diet. (I lost track of the diet last year and fell into similar food patterns. I either go back on the diet or slowly kill myself.) So, no alcohol, no chocolate, no sugar, no pistachios, no grains including rice, no bananas, etc. Just greens, fish, meat, veggies, and sparse amount of fruit and nuts. Wish I knew other people who were on it, it's a confusing diet with a lot of contradictory information out there. Be easier if I had a support group. Oh well, one day at a time. Right?

2. Finished watching the film Mr Holmes which surprised me. It was a brilliant character piece. And amongst the best depictions of Sherlock Holmes that I've seen. Ian McKellan was insanely good.

In the film, Mr. Sherlock Holmes is 94 years of age and living in a small cottage off of the Dover Cliffs, with a housekeeper and her eight-year-old son. The film focuses on his relationship with the boy. It also focuses on three mysteries - one that happened in the distant past, one the not so distant past, and the third present day. The first is the case that ended his career and he retreated from the world because of, it was also the case that had ultimately estranged him from Doctor Watson.
The second - is the reason he was brought to Japan to pick up the prickly ash, and why his correspondent brought him there. And the third has to do with who or what is killing his honeybees.
With the help of Rodger, the housekeeper's eight-year-old son, he is able to slowly remember the specifics of each case and resolve them. This Holmes is vulnerable, fallible, and suffering from the early stages of senility. His memory wanes.

But the bulk of the story focuses on his relationships and his feeling of being alone and disconnected from the world. When in truth, he's not, he only chooses to see himself as being disconnected from it. The connections are there staring him in the face..he only has to reach out and grasp them. Which he eventually does...in a manner of speaking. To say more would be to spoil you.

Loved it.

3. Also saw the first episode of The Family - the new ABC twisty crime drama. It...is compelling. But also a bit too much like all the twist crime dramas that have come before it. The formula is front and center, if you've seen similar shows. Which makes it a touch more predictable than it should be. I may stick with it for the performances. Haven't decided yet.

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[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

That does sound good, I hope it pops up on HBO or Encore soon.