Mr. Holmes Trailer - Good Idea? or Leave on the Streets of London?

While I absolutely love almost everything Sherlock Holmes, there have undoubtedly been many liberties taken with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most memorable character over the years.

That's why, when Miramax and Roadside Attraction production companies released the trailer for Mr. Holmes, I had to admit that I was skeptical.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJwgItmobFE

And for the record I still am.  Sir Ian McKellan is a fantastic actor, there's no doubt about that, and if anyone could portray an aging Holmes, I would have picked him for the job.  However, I am very skeptical about the script and the plot.

From the trailer it appears Holmes is in the beginning stages of Alzheimer's disease and is desperate to find out what happened in probably his only unsolved case.

Some of the movie looks true to form.  Doyle did have Holmes retire in Sussex and tend to bees, and Mrs. Hudson went with him as his housekeeper - he couldn't stand anyone else who did not know his habits.  However, some of this seems to be almost a Sherlock Holmes affront.  There are so many story scenarios in which you could take Sherlock Holmes.  My hope is that they take this one seriously.

Set to release on July 17th and directed by Bill Condon, I guess I will have to wait and see.  I will see it, simply for the fact that Holmes is one of my all-time favorite literary characters, but I remain skeptical.

Do you think the new Mr. Holmes movie looks good?  Let me know.