Review of Enola Holmes (2020) by Dukejon — 04 Oct 2020
This was disappointing. Millie Bobby Brown does a serviceable job as Enola Holmes but she just doesn't have the level of charisma and screen magnetism required to carry the movie. The constant fourth wall asides to the camera are overdone and get old quickly.
Henry Cavill is spectacularly miscast as Sherlock Holmes. He couldn't be further from the character I've read in the books if he tried, and Mycroft comes across as being just plain evil which contradicts his character in the novels.
I also didn't like the fact that the mother of Sherlock Holmes is a wannabe terrorist. The whole thing is very like a lot of the movies I've seen that were made in the last few years where the main female lead is a Mary Sue and all the men are evil/incompetent.
The colour-blind casting is also very jarring, particularly with Lestrade. The great character of Sherlock Holmes being lectured on white privilege by a black woman (in 19th century England?) was cringe-worthy.
Overall I felt the movie was an insult to the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle if I'm honest.
This review of Enola Holmes (2020) was written by Dukejon on 04 Oct 2020.
Enola Holmes has generally received mixed reviews.
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