Following the events on the first film, Enola Holmes has set up her own detective agency. Unfortunately it is not a success. Then, just as she is about to give up, a young girl enters and asks Enola to find her sister. They both worked at as match girls... workers in the match factories. Meanwhile famous brother Sherlock has come up against a brick wall in a case involving financial corruption at the highest levels. Enola's investigation will lead her into danger and even she her arrested for murder!
I thought this film was fun from start to finish. It starts well, with Enola being chased through the streets by the police; we then flashback to learn how she came to be in such a situation. Her adventures put her in peril several times but never in a way that makes the film unsuitable for anybody but very young viewers. There are a couple of violent scenes, including a girl dying after being stabbed, but even this isn't too disturbing. As well as a solid drama we get plenty of laughs, many produced by Enola's fourth wall breaking asides to the audience and her mother's occasional antics. The cast is great. Millie Bobby Brown is a delight and carries the film as Enola. She is able supported by Henry Cavill, as brother Sherlock; Helena Bonham Carter is a lot of fun as her mother; and David Thewlis is great as the villainous Grail. I know some viewers don't like the diversity of the cast but, even though I often complain about excess wokery, I had no problems here. This is meant to be fun romp not an accurate depiction of life in Victorian London, even if the story puts our fictional heroine into an event that did happen. Overall I'd definitely recommend this to anybody looking for a fun adventure that is suitable for most ages.
I thought this film was fun from start to finish. It starts well, with Enola being chased through the streets by the police; we then flashback to learn how she came to be in such a situation. Her adventures put her in peril several times but never in a way that makes the film unsuitable for anybody but very young viewers. There are a couple of violent scenes, including a girl dying after being stabbed, but even this isn't too disturbing. As well as a solid drama we get plenty of laughs, many produced by Enola's fourth wall breaking asides to the audience and her mother's occasional antics. The cast is great. Millie Bobby Brown is a delight and carries the film as Enola. She is able supported by Henry Cavill, as brother Sherlock; Helena Bonham Carter is a lot of fun as her mother; and David Thewlis is great as the villainous Grail. I know some viewers don't like the diversity of the cast but, even though I often complain about excess wokery, I had no problems here. This is meant to be fun romp not an accurate depiction of life in Victorian London, even if the story puts our fictional heroine into an event that did happen. Overall I'd definitely recommend this to anybody looking for a fun adventure that is suitable for most ages.