Enola Holmes 2
2022
***
Director: Harry Bradbeer
Cast: Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, Helena Bonham Carter, David Thewlis, Louis Partridge, Susie Wokoma, Adeel Akhtar, Sharon Duncan-Brewster
The sequel to Enola Holmes continues in the same enjoyably light-hearted tone as the original. Enola has started her own detective agency, but the only case she is able to get is the mysterious disappearance of a young woman who worked at the match factory. Jack Thorne's screenplay, this time not based on Nancy Springer's novel, was inspired by the matchgirls' strike of 1888, but that's as close as this story gets to dealing with 19th century reality. Some films truthfully depict the racism and sexism that existed in the past, but this woke young adult series denies that such thing ever existed. The film is entertaining, but in all honesty feels like an extended episode of a detective show on TV. Nevertheless, Millie Bobby Brown gives another likeable performance in the title role.
