Summary : Enola Holmes 2 is a 2022 mystery film directed by Harry Bradbeer from a screenplay by Jack Thorne, based on the book series ‘The Enola Holmes Mysteries’ by Nancy Springer. A sequel to Enola Holmes (2020). In this movie, Enola starts her own detective agency, but struggles to get clients, unlike her famous detective brother Sherlock Holmes. A match-girl named Bessie asks Enola to help find her missing sister Sarah Chapman.
Cast : The film stars Millie Bobby Brown reprising her role as Enola Holmes, with Henry Cavill, Louis Partridge, Susie Wokoma, Adeel Akhtar, and Helena Bonham Carter also reprising their supporting roles, while David Thewlis and Sharon Duncan-Brewster are added as new cast members.
Director : Harry Bradbeer
Stars : ⭐️⭐️⭐️½
The Review :
The Netflix movie “Enola Holmes 2” is the follow-up to the similarly named franchise. The Enola Holmes story was based on the sister of the best secret spy in the world, Sherlock Holmes. Millie Bobby Brown played the lead role, with Louis Patridge and Henry Cavill filling out the supporting cast. The movie, which has a running time of 2 hours and 8 minutes and is directed by Harry Bradbeer with a script by Nancy Springer and cinematography by Gill Nuttgens, is a family-friendly comedy with no graphic violence or suggestive scenes.
Bessie (Serrana Sul-Ling Bliss), a young matchgirl looking for her missing sister Sarah, basically approaches Enola. The bright girl wants to use her intelligence to solve murders as she fights to come out from under her big brother’s enormous shadow. Due to her age, gender, and connection to brother Sherlock, the major barrier is that no one will give her a chance. Sarah’s friend is murdered, and Enola has to deal with the repercussions. Enola’s crush Tewkesbury, a member of the House of Lords, and Sherlock get involved.
The targeted approach unquestionably helps to maintain the audience’s interest in this content among young people. The romantic element is one of its appeals. The life-and-death situations are also common. The movie’s narrative is a little hurried and poorly cut, but the action makes up for it. What made the movie successful was the stellar cast’s acting, especially that of Millie the lead actress. The supporting cast, however, was the cherry on top. In terms of action and adventure, the film’s direction does the justice to sequel and keeps you on the edge of your seat. Writing-wise, the movie takes place in the old London of that time, and the dialogue could have been better because the script was so ordinary and straightforward. It should be the finest movie to see this weekend on Netflix if you’re just watching for entertainment.
There is no excuse for us not to watch this elegant action adventure, according to the film’s Superhit verdict. When it comes to demonstrating her magic even on a little screen, Millie never disappoints. The movie has a 6.8 IMBD rating and a 92% rotten tomato score.
Overall, we think it’s worthwhile to see.