😍 2022-10-28 10:33:31 – Paris/France.
Enola Holmes, with a naturalness that can only arise from this childhood underpinned by the character of Helena Bonham Carter in the absence of any limitations associated with gender roles, took its first steps on Netflix by emphasizing that we are facing a wild and free detective, despite being a woman and for this very reason. Thus the character embodied by Millie Bobby Brown was sketched with a strong feminist tone although this first film was not rounded off as a whole to a representative mystery in this sense. On the contrary, in 'Enola Holmes 2', available on Netflix from November 4, the team responsible for these adaptations goes even further, bet on setting up the case in an environment that emphasizes the erasure of women from history and the dawn of a fight for equality.
Set in 1888 (approximately), four years after the original, this sequel struggles to find a tone that favors entertainment while denouncing certain current social problems, launching concrete ideas and without neglecting the secrets of its intrigue; a mission that can be described as practically impossible. One of the greatest exponents of the contemporary detective genre, Rian Johnson, pulls it off, but the level of storyline needed for the aforementioned triad to shine requires excellent skill.
This genius is not found in 'Enola Holmes 2', film that shares its claimed interest with the 'Daggers in the Back' saga. The sequel to 'Enola Holmes' also aims to show her disgust at certain social inequalities through comedy, but his approach is much more superficialnot because the vision is extremely different, but because the talent, clearly, is not the same.
To be fair, 'Enola Holmes 2' has an occasional point in this regard. His departure is remarkable. first few minutes devoted to drawing attention to the merit that so many men have taken at the expense of the ingenuity of so many women; but overall It makes feminism feel like an excuse to cover history with that vindictive patina that seems so fashionable.. Contrary to the fluidity with which any inconvenience linked to the feminine condition was treated in the first film, in the second part a historical fact is evoked, charging it with fiction and with a look so simple that it approaches the commercial side of the question. The thing ends up compensating with a closing text that gives more information on an important figure in the movement, but the balance entertainment / strong feminist advocacy does not end up being compensated.
Something Better stops its cross-cutting critique of racism, only because it's focused through true diversity in the film's cast. Often, when looking for a cast made up of both white and black actors, it happens that the latter end up with the secondary roles. In 'Enola Holmes 2' steps are taken towards a truly diverse central core of characters, a front group that is established by ignoring the skin color of the performers, although this is something to explore in future episodes..
That yes, the intention regarding a generous future in what refers to the television adaptations of Enola, is so clear that 'Enola 2' can already score so much, from a structure that has, even without the green light, with at least a third film. In this sense, we must mention the three creatives who are in charge of promoting the franchise. Harry Bradbeer and Jack Thorne return as executive producers, and respectively as director and screenwriter.capturing the character imagined by Nancy Springer from the hand of a Brown who, in addition to being a star, is a producer.
Brown is invested in Enola and it shows, especially in her efforts to wrap up one of the film's biggest conflicts, the friction that stems from the inevitable tussle between her professional and personal life. This brown dog has a goal: to become one of the best detectives of his time, something that requires total dedication? The search for a path that does not involve closing this romantic facet born from the hand of Viscount Tewkesbury (Louis Partridge), offers an interesting path not only for the protagonist of this film but also for his famous brother Sherlock.
Henry Cavill returns as the researcher who won so much applause at the hands of Robert Downey Jr. and more broadly with the know-how of Benedict Cumberbatch; find its place thanks to a discreet and contained interpretation. This Sherlock, as closed to all feelings as he is often intrinsic to most versions of the character, changes in response to his changing relationship with Enolawho begins to discover that loneliness may not be a necessary ingredient for success in the profession, but rather an obstacle.
Participation Challenge
'Enola Holmes 2' lasts 2h 9min which, extrapolated to the average duration of current films, is not too long. The first episode was about this long, but the pacing ended up suffering from interest in a case that pales next to the film's second narrative line: Enola's childhood and her struggle to face a world much more hostile than she imagined. . . In this case, the interest in the argument continues thanks to the alternation of subplots that manage to hook the viewer.. Again, the mystery to be solved is the least appealing, a disappearance intertwined with a certain unanswered question that keeps Sherlock awake at night; but bringing Eudoria (Bonham Carter) back, deepening Enola and Sherlock's relationship a little deeper, and building on Enola and Tewkesbury's flirtation, the fun remains..
Moreover, this second adventure of the potential saga recovers the stylistic commitment of the first, making clever use of its resources. The moments of breaking the fourth wall, so fashionable today, stand out. and that Bradbeer has already appeared on screen in "Fleabag". This script by Phoebe Waller-Bridge has created a trend, causing the aforementioned resource to be used today with a more or less comical and sarcastic intent, very recurrent in recent proposals. There's 'She-Hulk: Lawyer Hulka' and again 'Enola 2', who takes advantage of the instant emotional connection resulting from said breakup to maintain her bond with the viewer.
In short, 'Enola Holmes 2' entertains and sustains its plot, reinforcing the forces that made its protagonist the meat of the saga.
Note: 7
The best: The denunciation of the feminine erasure of history with which the film begins.
Worse: That just as he sometimes shines with his feminist critique, on other occasions he is so simple that he invites us to remember the commercialism that this movement has awakened.
SOURCE: Reviews News
Do not hesitate to share our article on social networks to give us a solid boost. 🤗