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MRHOLMES (PG) MR HOLMES imagines the twilight years of one of lit- erature’s icons, who is fac- ing the grim reality of de- mentia with what remains of his once-glorious wit. This Sherlock, portrayed with dignity and steely re- solve by Sir Ian McKellen, is no longer the aloof master of deduction who traversed the pages of Sir Arthur Co- nan Doyle’s imagination. Instead, he tends bees on the Sussex coast, haunted by the one case he failed to solve – if only he could re- call the facts. The year is 1947, and Sherlock Holmes, now93, struggles to piece to- gether fractured memories and infuriates his widowed housekeeper, Mrs Munro (Linney). Her spirited son Roger (Milo Parker) is fas- cinated by Sherlock and the boy shows a natural apti- tude with the bees. The lad inspires Sherlock to delve into the fog of the past to re- call his only unsolved case – a missing person enquiry in 1919, involving a distraught husband, Thomas Kelmot (Patrick Kennedy), and his beautiful wife Ann (Hattie Morahan). As Sherlock’s addled mind drifts between that ill-fated pre-war inves- tigation and the present, the old man edges ever closer to an inglorious end. Rating: Three stars


ENTOURAGE (15) HOLLYWOOD star Vince Chase (Adrian Grenier) has divorced his wife after nine days and is seeking a new creative outlet as a first- time director of the dysto- pian fantasy, Hyde. Man- ager Eric (Kevin Connolly), half-brother Drama (Kevin


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missives spark flashbacks to 1930s and 1940s North Caro- lina when Ira (now played by Jack Huston) is instantly smitten with neighbour Ruth (Oona Chaplin) and they make a series of sacrifices to nurture the relationship. Past and present become entwined and Luke faces an agonising decision between bull-riding glory and his sweetheart. Rating: Three stars


TWILIGHT: Mr Holmes as played by Sir Ian McKellen


Dillon) and pal Turtle (Jerry Ferrara) support Vince’s dream, while wheeler deal- er agent Ari Gold (Jeremy Piven) is now a film studio executive, who has stumped up 100 million US dollars to finance Vince’s bold vision. The project is over budget and Vince needs more funds to complete his masterpiece. Texan multi-millionaire Larsen McCredle (Billy Bob Thornton), who bankrolls the


film studio, isn’t pleased to learn about delays to Hyde. The Texan despatches his son Travis (Haley Joel Osment) to Hollywood to view an unfin- ished cut and decide whether to meet the extra budget de- mands. Entourage feels like an elongated TV episode that has mistakenly found its way into cinema. The gay wedding subplot of Ari’s old assistant (Rex Lee) verges on offensive. Rating: Two stars


THE LONGEST RIDE


(12A) SCOTT Eastwood plays hunky farmer’s son Luke Collins, who is badly injured during the Professional Bull Riders tour on a mean animal called Rango. One year later, he makes his comeback and catches the eye of university senior Sophia Danko (Britt Robertson).Sheis reluctant to pursue romance because she


must leave North Carolina in two months for an intern- ship at a New York art gallery. Eventually, Luke and Sophia enjoy a magical first date and on the way home, they rescue an injured 91-year-old man from a burning car. The pas- senger – Jewish art collector Ira Levinson (Alan Alda) – recuperates in hospital and Sophia offers to read aloud his treasured love letters to his late wife. These gushing


LONDONROAD (15) RUFUS Norris embraces the cinematic medium with this daring screen version of the critically adored verbatim stage drama London Road, which documents the real-life discovery of the bodies of five women in Suffolk in 2006, in the words of residents of the titular Ipswich street. A me- dia scrum including journal- ist Simon Newton (Michael Schaeffer) descends upon Ipswich, where locals are gripped by fear after the mur- ders of five women, who all worked as prostitutes in the area.Theresidents of London Road including bubbly moth- er Julie (Olivia Colman) and enigmatic neighbour Dodge (Paul Thornley) are obvious targets for TV crews because prostitutes continue to tout for business outside their homes. “He was always be- ing propositioned. Poor sod,” confesses resident Rosemary (Nicola Sloane), pointing to her overweight husband Ron (Nick Holder). A creepy taxi driver called Mark (Tom Har- dy) is one possible suspect. When London Road resident Steve Wright is arrested by Suffolk police, battle lines are drawn between locals, inva- sive media and the working girls, represented on screen by Vicky (Kate Fleetwood). Rating: Three stars


Period drama directed by Alan Rickman


A Little Chaos, the British pe- riod drama directed by Alan Rickman, is set to take to the cinema screen at The Riv- erfront from Monday 22nd – Wednesday 24th June. Set in 1682, Kate Winslet stars as Sabine de Barra – an unconventional landscape designer whom chooses to defy symmetry. Thanks to her unusual taste, she is chosen to build one of the main gardens at Kings Louis XIV’s new pal- ace at Versailles. Upon being chosen, she is faced with pri- vate and professional strug- gles as well as a blossoming romance with Andre Le Notre (Matthias Schoenaerts) – who is surprisingly well known for his love of symmetry – though they do say opposites attract! The two are faced with trouble as Andre is trapped in a love- less marriage; his wife adds up the signs and signals and tries


to sabotage Sabine’s plans for the King’s Garden. It’s been 17 years since Rick-


man’s first stab at directing with 1997’s The Winter’s Guest. As well as directing this dra- ma, Rickman also co-stars as King Louis himself – a king who befriends Sabine, as she does not seem to realise who he is. This is not the first time Rickman and Winslet have worked together; it’s their second collaboration after the 1995 movie Sense and Sensibil- ity.


Described as a “ripe and


juicy pear of a gardener’s film, with much to sink one’s teeth into”, A Little Chaos is a film not to be missed, if purely for its terrific scenery.


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