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Enola Holmes - Movie Review


 A Netflix Movie Review?

I know I have been reviewing several movies on streaming services lately instead of my 1100+ movies but I thought it would be a nice change of pace for me if not for everyone else. Don't worry. I still have plenty of movies to review and most likely more to come. I also want to apologize to those loyal readers (the few I know of anyways) for the delay in getting a new review posted. I write these reviews for you (and a little for me too).

Review

The movie is actually as good as the trailer looks. It is based of a book series by Nancy Springer so be prepared for Netflix to possibly cash in on this series for more original content since Disney is starting to pull all their properties which now include Fox. Don't get me wrong. I hope Netflix does make all the books into movies especially if the stories are just as good. They seem to have Henry Cavill in their clutches with The Witcher. They could cash in on his star power with other Netflix only movies but I will get to Henry a little later in my review. The movie is a little mystery, romance, and adventure all in one that is family friendly. Makes me wonder how good the books are. I might have to see if the library has copies.

Millie Bobby Brown does a great job in portraying Enola. It is nice to see Helena Bonham Carter in a role where her character is likeable. I recently watched all the Harry Potter movies and need to review the series soon. Fiona Shaw is another Harry Potter alum who makes an appearance but don't think you will like her character in this movie. Don't get me wrong. She does a great job but I just hope she does not get typecast into being the unlikeable character in the way of the main character. 

This leads me to Henry Cavill who does a great job as Sherlock. I am a little concerned though with all his major characters including Superman, The Witcher, Sherlock in this movie, and even his character in Mission Impossible Fallout. He seems to be cast as an emotionally reserved character who briefly shows his care for others. Not sure if this is type casting or if this is just him. I have said this about Jason Mamoa in his characters as well. Makes you wonder why DC is having an issue with their movie universe. Just kidding.

Rating

I would give this movie a HD rating. If I could add this to my collection for $10, I would. Fortunately, I still subscribe to Netflix so I might as well make some use of the service.

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