Enola Holmes 2
{5/5} “‘Wait here, keep guard. If anyone comes, tell them you’re a lord or something.’ ‘I am a lord.’ ‘Well then, they’ll likely believe you.'”
Enola Holmes 2, released in 2022
Enola has opened her own detective agency but most potential clients can’t get past the fact that she’s a girl. Just when she thinks she’ll have to quit and go home, a girl comes in a says she’s lost her sister, Sarah. After looking around where the girls live, Enola visits the match factory where they work. She discovers that Sarah stole some pages out of a book in the foreman’s office.
It’s abut following the clues.
It’s very funny. The scene at the ball is particularly amusing.
It’s exciting and fun, and it has a beautiful ending. It contains an event that happened in real life.*
Henry Cavill makes a welcome return as Sherlock. As does Helena Bonham Carter as their mother.
Himesh Patel has a cameo as Dr. John Watson.
Stars Louis Partridge, David Thewlis, and Susan Wokoma. Directed by Harry Bradbeer (Enola Holmes). Daniel Pemberton returns with a delightful soundtrack.
Spoiler alert
*The matchgirls’ strike of 1888