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I actually saw Mr. Holmes before Mission: Impossible 5. Funnily enough, I agreed with OSC much more on the latter than the former. For one, I firmly believe that the best Sherlock Holmes that has ever been filmed was played by Jeremy Brett. I say this as an ardent Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu fan, and mean no slight to Elementary, which is my current favorite show on television, but Brett and his two Watsons, played by David Burke and Edward Hardwicke, have not yet been eclipsed. McKellan is very fine, but I think he's hampered by a script and director who fundamentally reject what I think is vital and true about the character of Sherlock Holmes - that for all his limitations, his approach to the world by reason, imagination, and justice is a worthwhile one. Both the film Mr. Holmes and the novel it's based on think that Holmes's worldview is not worthwhile, and must be subverted or rejected.
That being said, I always enjoy OSC's reviews, even when I disagree. And I think, despite his sad lack of mention of Rebecca Ferguson's excellent performance and interestingly written character (much more interesting than anything in the fourth Mission: Impossible film), he was spot on the money. And I would strongly recommend OSC (and anyone else) check out Cruise and McQuarrie's collaboration on Jack Reacher, which is a really fine film.
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