Enola Holmes Reviews
This tale gives us the comfort of characters we know and love with a brand new style and rhythm.
| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 9, 2024
Indubitably, with Enola Holmes, the game is indeed afoot for a quality adventure and decent mystery; but mostly, the audience will be enchanted by the young detective and her humor and humanity.
| Sep 17, 2023
Millie Bobbie Brown stars as the title character in Enola Holmes. Brown, known as Eleven on Stranger Things, is radiant in this mature role where she is obviously having the time of her life.
| Aug 22, 2023
Enola Holmes offers a pleasant, refreshing take on a franchise that might have a new future now. Millie Bobby Brown keeps climbing up the stairs of success, demonstrating her versatility, range, and maturity as a young actress.
| Original Score: B- | Jul 24, 2023
Enola Holmes is a fun, charming, action-adventure flick. Millie Bobby Brown is a star that will inspire viewers to either check out her filmography or convince them to read the books the movie is based on.
| Original Score: A | Mar 8, 2023
It’s a fun, vibrant, personality-rich adventure soaked in themes of womanhood, self-discovery, and finding your way in the world.
| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Aug 20, 2022
Enola Holmes was an unexpected but welcomed treat. The film offers adventure, comedy, mystery, and personal growth. In a world of cinema where female-led properties are lacking, Enola Holmes is ready to fill that void.
| Original Score: 3/4 | Feb 18, 2022
Enola Holmes is a ride that pays off, giving me a feminist storyline with purpose, a young heroine who saves the day and the men who doubt her, and even glimpses of a budding romance rooted in mutual respect and shared goals.
| Original Score: B | Feb 9, 2022
Along with offering a fresh spin on the literary mythology of the Holmes siblings, Enola Holmes makes a strong case for Millie Bobby Brown as the face of a new franchise set within that world.
| Jul 13, 2021
This movie is an enjoyable romp, dominated by the sparkling personality of Enola (Brown). Director Harry Bradbeer uses playful graphics and other inventive storytelling techniques which add much to the light, enjoyable tone of this film.
| Original Score: B | Apr 9, 2021
Enola Holmes is a bright, family-friendly watch with a likeable lead that unfortunately ends up feeling a little flimsy.
| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 4, 2021
If you're looking for a spirited, intelligent role model for kids, you couldn't do much better than Enola Holmes.
| Mar 31, 2021
A witty lead, exciting mysteries, and Edwardian England; who could resist Enola Holmes? Certainly not me.
| Mar 3, 2021
While it loses a little steam as it goes, Enola Holmes is a lovely, well-made and family-friendly slice of entertainment that benefits from a fun performance by Brown.
| Original Score: 3/4 | Feb 21, 2021
I found Enola Holmes to be a step in the right direction for an entertaining, and even enlightening take on a promising franchise.
| Original Score: B+ | Feb 17, 2021
While the mystery might be elementary (my dear, notably absent, Watson), the storytelling is winkingly subversive, proclaiming that a new and welcome game is afoot.
| Original Score: B+ | Feb 14, 2021
It's stylish, playful, epic, and incredibly fun.
| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 14, 2021
For anyone looking for a fun, mindless mystery carried by a character they wouldn't mind seeing again, the story of the much cooler Holmes sibling is absolutely the way to go.
| Feb 14, 2021
With plenty of conspiracies and clue-solving in a brisk and engaging story, all cut to Daniel Pemberton's rousing score, it's a hugely entertaining romp that will bring out the sleuth in you.
| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 14, 2021
From Nancy Drew to Harriet The Spy to Veronica Mars, there is a wonderful tradition of young female detectives that Netflix's new film builds on, and it's great to see it carry on.
| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Feb 14, 2021