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Enola Holmes
Official release poster
Directed byHarry Bradbeer
Written byJack Thorne
Based onThe Enola Holmes Mysteries
by Nancy Springer
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyGiles Nuttgens
Edited byAdam Bosman
Music byDaniel Pemberton
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • September 23, 2020 (2020-09-23)
Running time
123 minutes
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
LanguageEnglish

Enola Holmes is a 2020 British-American mystery film based on the book series of the same name by Nancy Springer. The film, which centres upon the teenage sister of an already-famous Sherlock Holmes, is directed by Harry Bradbeer and written by Jack Thorne. Millie Bobby Brown stars as the title character, while also serving as a producer on the film. Henry Cavill, Sam Claflin, Adeel Akhtar, Fiona Shaw, Frances de la Tour, Louis Partridge, Susie Wokoma and Helena Bonham Carter appear in supporting roles.

Enola Holmes was released on September 23, 2020 by Netflix. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised Brown's performance.

Premise

Enola Holmes, younger sister of the famous Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes, embarks on a quest to find her missing mother.

Cast

  • Millie Bobby Brown as Enola Holmes, the youngest sibling in the Holmes family; a free-wheeling, strong-willed and boundary-pushing young woman who struggles to not only get her mother back but also to defy the societal norms for women in the victorian era. Like her brothers she is extremely intelligent, observant and insightful. While she does not get along with her eldest brother Mycroft, she does quickly form a close bond with her other brother Sherlock.
  • Henry Cavill as Sherlock Holmes, the second-oldest of the Holmes siblings. A private detective with a meteoric reputation, Sherlock cares deeply about his sister and unlike Mycroft, quickly forms a bond with his spirited and intelligent little sister. He later shows deep concern for her safety when she runs way. Largely due to the fact that his years of detective work has made him all too aware of the evils that haunts London. Unlike his brother, he understands that Enola is very different from other girls her age and doesn't agree with Mycroft's plan for her. He also becomes more open to Enola's point of view over time. True to his reputation, he is immensely intelligent with astounding observational skills and a penchant for solving mysteries.
  • Sam Claflin as Mycroft Holmes, the eldest of the Holmes siblings and Enola's legal guardian. Though Mycroft is by far the smartest of the three siblings with unmatched deductive abilities, this is curtailed somewhat by his apathetic dislike of field work and emotional immaturity. He greatly disapproves of his mother's way of raising Enola, is somewhat cold toward her, and is more interested in shipping Enola off than getting to know her. He is determined to have Enola finish her education properly and become a proper lady of Victorian society.
  • Helena Bonham Carter as Eudoria Holmes, the matriarch of the Holmes family. Eccentric, free-spirited and unconventional, Eudoria raises Enola to pursue her own path rather than that laid out for her by others and to redefine what it means to be a woman in society.
  • Louis Partridge as Viscount Lord Tewksbury
  • Adeel Akhtar as Inspector Lestrade
  • Fiona Shaw as Miss Harrison
  • Frances de la Tour as Tewksbury's grandmother
  • Susie Wokoma as Edith
  • Burn Gorman as Linthorn
  • David Bamber as Sir Whimbrel
  • Hattie Morahan as Lady Tewksbury

Production

By February 2019, a film adaptation of the Nancy Springer book series The Enola Holmes Mysteries was in development at Legendary Pictures, with Millie Bobby Brown producing and starring in the title role and Harry Bradbeer set to direct.[1] In June, Henry Cavill, Helena Bonham Carter, Adeel Akhtar and Fiona Shaw joined the cast,[2][3][4] with Sam Claflin, Louis Partridge, Susie Wokoma and Burn Gorman joining in July as filming began in London.[5][6][7] Filming also took place at Luton Hoo in Bedfordshire.

The Conan Doyle Estate filed a lawsuit against Netflix over the film, claiming it violates copyright by depicting Sherlock Holmes as having emotions, an aspect of the character which they argue does not fall under the public domain as he was only described as having emotions in stories published between 1923 to 1927, and the copyright for the stories published in that period still belong to the estate.[8]

Music

As of July 2019, Daniel Pemberton had been hired to compose the film's score.[9]

Release

In April 2020, Netflix acquired distribution rights to the film, as opposed to a theatrical release by Warner Bros. Pictures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] The film was released on September 23, 2020.[11]

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 91% based on 64 reviews, with an average rating of 7.02/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Enola Holmes brings a breath of fresh air to Baker Street – and leaves plenty of room for Millie Bobby Brown to put her effervescent stamp on a franchise in waiting."[12] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 63 out of 100, based on reviews from 19 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[13]

Peter Debruge of Variety called the film an "entertaining franchise starter" and praised Brown's performance, stating that "[her] acting style recalls the effusive spontaneity Keira Knightley brought to Pride and Prejudice, shattering the straitlaced propriety of so many Jane Austen adaptations before it." Moreover, Debruge found the film "more tasteful in its high-energy storytelling than Guy Ritchie's recent Sherlock Holmes movies, and considerably more fun than [2019]'s Nancy Drew reboot."[14]

John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a positive review and wrote: "It successfully imagines a place for its heroine in Holmes' world, then convinces young viewers that Enola needn't be constrained by that world's borders."[15]

References

  1. ^ Kroll, Justin (February 8, 2019). "'Killing Eve' Director to Helm Millie Bobby Brown's 'Enola Holmes' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  2. ^ Kit, Borys (June 27, 2019). "Henry Cavill Joins Millie Bobby Brown in Legendary's 'Enola Holmes'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  3. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (June 28, 2019). "'Enola Holmes': 'Murder Mystery' Actor Adeel Akhtar Joins Legendary Film". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  4. ^ Kit, Borys (June 28, 2019). "'Killing Eve' Actress Fiona Shaw Joins Millie Bobby Brown in 'Enola Holmes' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  5. ^ Sam Claflin Boards ‘Enola Holmes’ Film At Legendary
  6. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (July 2, 2019). "'Enola Holmes': 'Chewing Gum' Actress Susan Wokoma Cast In Legendary Movie". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  7. ^ "Millie Bobby Brown and Henry Cavill to Star as Sherlock and His Exceptional Younger Sister, "Enola Holmes," as Legendary Pictures Begins Production in London to Bring Nancy Springer's Bestselling Books to the Big Screen". Business Wire. July 22, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  8. ^ Gardner, Eriq (June 24, 2020). "Conan Doyle Estate Sues Netflix Over Coming Movie About Sherlock Holmes' Sister". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  9. ^ "Daniel Pemberton to Score Harry Bradbeer's 'Enola Holmes'". Film Music Reporter. July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  10. ^ Kit, Borys (April 21, 2020). "Netflix Picks Up Millie Bobby Brown's 'Enola Holmes". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  11. ^ Chitwood, Adam (August 17, 2020). "Netflix's 'Enola Holmes' Teaser Trailer Reveals Millie Bobby Brown as Sherlock's Sister". Collider. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  12. ^ "Enola Holmes (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  13. ^ "Enola Holmes Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  14. ^ Debruge, Peter (September 7, 2020). "'Enola Holmes' Review: Millie Bobby Brown Rocks as Sherlock's Kid Sister in Clever Netflix Original". Variety.
  15. ^ John DeFore (July 9, 2020). "'Enola Holmes': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
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