Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Millie Bobby Brown | ... | Enola Holmes | |
Henry Cavill | ... | Sherlock Holmes | |
Sam Claflin | ... | Mycroft Holmes | |
Helena Bonham Carter | ... | Eudoria Holmes | |
Louis Partridge | ... | Tewkesbury | |
Burn Gorman | ... | Linthorn | |
Adeel Akhtar | ... | Lestrade | |
Susan Wokoma | ... | Edith | |
Hattie Morahan | ... | Lady Tewkesbury | |
David Bamber | ... | Sir Whimbrel | |
Frances de la Tour | ... | The Dowager | |
Claire Rushbrook | ... | Mrs. Lane | |
Fiona Shaw | ... | Miss Harrison | |
Gaby French | ... | Seamstress | |
Paul Copley | ... | Station Master |
England, 1884 - a world on the brink of change. On the morning of her 16th birthday, Enola Holmes (Millie Bobby Brown) wakes to find that her mother (Helena Bonham Carter) has disappeared, leaving behind an odd assortment of gifts but no apparent clue as to where she's gone or why. After a free-spirited childhood, Enola suddenly finds herself under the care of her brothers Sherlock (Henry Cavill) and Mycroft (Sam Claflin), both set on sending her away to a finishing school for "proper" young ladies. Refusing to follow their wishes, Enola escapes to search for her mother in London. But when her journey finds her entangled in a mystery surrounding a young runaway Lord (Louis Partridge), Enola becomes a super-sleuth in her own right, outwitting her famous brother as she unravels a conspiracy that threatens to set back the course of history. Written by Netflix
Without much of a mystery to solve, this young Holmes comes across more like a junior-level Wonder Woman: intelligent and highly trained yet puzzled by this unfamiliar, unfair world of men.
The movie was less intriguing with no high level mystery whatsoever. It didn't seem as a whole, rather was scattered into bits and pieces which made it kind of dull. A-List cast but a weak storyline and a no-suspense mystery drowns Enola Holmes into disappointment.
My Rating : 2.5/5