They Might be Giants (1971), Anthony Harvey
3/5
This is charming and funny film about a man who believes he is Sherlock Holmes, whose brother is trying to get him committed. It is quite hilarious to watch and George C. Scott as Holmes/ Justin gives a great performance. What I liked is how it showed the silliness of notions of normality and how "harmless" his "paranoia" (mental illness) was and how rigid and compassionless and unimaginative the mental health professionals were. However I felt that at the end it got far too melodramatic and over the top and I found the ending rather cheap and mishandled. Overall a rather enjoyable and funny film.
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