Enola Holmes 2 (2022)
Directed by Harry Bradbeer
Now a detective-for-hire like her infamous brother, Enola Holmes takes on her first official case to find a missing girl, as the sparks of a dangerous conspiracy ignite a mystery that requires the help of friends — and Sherlock himself — to unravel.
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(Perhaps not coincidentally, Bradbeer also directed every episode of famous fourth-wall-breaker Fleabag but the pilot) There’s jaunty animation and judicious use of old-timey dust and scratches on the “film,” and it sets it apart from most of the visually blah Netflix movies, while never feeling like it’s trying to ape the approach Guy Ritchie took with his frenetic cuts in his Sherlock Holmes .
As Enola descends into the tawdry world of music halls, the duplicitous nature of London’s upper echelons, and the dangers of powerful men, this film feels better suited to be compared to Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes franchise than the first in this inevitable trilogy.
“Enola Homes 2” thrives while focusing on the main character's mental prowess and not silly diversions like a quirky romance with Lord Tewkesbury (Louis Patridge - fine) and the occasional brawl that pales when you remember Guy Ritchie’s hyper-sensatized “Sherlock Holmes” installments.
I think this means Enola is officially a (deep sigh) franchise, but that’s not necessarily unwelcome; these are perfectly delightful family films reinforcing the renewed popular interest in classically styled mysteries, a la Rian Johnson’s Knives Out films and Kenneth Branagh’s Agatha Christie adaptations.
With the help of his likewise returning director of photography Giles Nuttgens (“Hell or High Water”) and other talented collaborators, Bradbeer (“Killing Eve,” “Fleabag”) pulls us right back into this vision of long-ago London and makes us want to stay for a spot of tea and a good yarn.