Although I liked 'Mr. Holmes' to some extent, I found it globally somehow unsatisfying. There were a few 'enigmas' which seemed not to be inter-connected. One fine one was the one about the bees and the wasps.
The whole film moved me, at times, yet overall the central character -- played with true elegance and truth by Ian McKellar -- was often 'cold' in the emotional department, probaby thus being very true to the Sherlock Holmes most of us could presume to know : more like a 'thinking machine', generally lacking in emotions.
In passing, this film has some scenes with refer to two Hitchcock’s movies : his masterpiece ‘Vertigo’ (voted Best Movie of all Time, in 2012) and also a brief reference to ‘The Man who knew too Much’ – the taxidermist window shop)
I grant it a 9, mainly for the acting (also of the truly fetching and talented 14 y. o. Milo Parker), the photography and sceneries. And also because -- I have to be honest -- I have already read and seen quite a few Holmes' stories and movie adaptations. Even if they were of uneven quality -- with the modern Benedict Cumberbatch BBC TV series maybe topping them all -- I feel I'm acquainted with that character. Therefore, watching 'Mr. H.' was in a way like paying a visit to... well, an old acquaintance.
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I am struggling to appreciate why you gave it a 9 (even for the acting which is only 'part' of any movie and the acting in this movie did NOT carry the movie as you indicate) However... I don't mind waffle (I am prone to it myself) but you waffled and then some, so... BORING!