Suspense and sleuthing are a backstory to this elegant tale of regret, rectification and humility.

What a pleasure it is to be in the presence of Ian McKellen, who dominates the screen in Mr. Holmes.

As someone who neither hungers for yet another incarnation of this character nor understands why anyone would, I watched in subdued bafflement.

[Bill Condon's] picture is a Rubik's Cube taking shape slowly and deliberately. Once constructed, it's a beaut to behold.