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Jun 29, 2017kpelish rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Slow-starting; his remembering is also merged in so that it takes a couple times to understand when he's in present time as opposed to going back to the unsolved case that niggles at him. On one level, this is about a proud, rational detective determined to use his fading powers of logic to win one last time. On another level, it's about a shy man who found it safer to live in his cerebral mindset than take the risk of love/developing his relational skills. Fortunately for him, people enter his life who manage to upset that mindset, in a good way. Ian McKellen is excellent at portraying a 93-year old man who wants to manage his last years gracefully. The actor who plays the little boy, Roger, does a good, sensitive job as they grow into a friendship.