If you didn’t become a fan of Sherlock Holmes’ sister’s adventures and investigations in the first two films of the franchise, Enola Holmes 3 is not for you. The new installment in the saga starring Millie Bobby Brown keeps exactly the same structure that made the previous films such a big hit on Netflix, but fortunately it still finds a story worth telling.

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This time, we follow Enola (Bobby Brown) after Tewkesbury (Louis Partridge) proposes to her. She is sure that she loves him, but she begins to question her future as “just” a wife. Will she lose her freedoms? Her name? In that sense, the screenplay by Jack Thorne and Nancy Springer develops the debate very well.

Enola shares some great dialogue with Sherlock (Henry Cavill) and with her own mother (Helena Bonham Carter) on the subject, and the film leaves a positive message for young viewers in any century. As Louis Partridge himself told us in an interview, Tewkesbury is not toxic at all, and it’s great to see that kind of male representation on screen in a movie so popular with young audiences.

Amid all this, we also get the emergence of yet another mystery: Sherlock Holmes’ disappearance on the day of Enola’s wedding. The investigation leads to a major web of secrets and political issues between England and Malta, and it has a neat beginning, middle, and end despite the screenplay conveniences that always place the protagonist in the right place at the right time.

If Enola Holmes still feels fresh, it’s probably thanks to the direction. For the first time, a new name has joined the franchise: Philip Barantini, director of the four episodes of Adolescence. The filmmaker keeps an excellent pace between takes and balances the action with moving moments and the playful transitions that have already become a trademark of the films.

If Millie Bobby Brown is often criticized for her acting – especially in the later years of Stranger Things – then Enola Holmes may be where she feels most at ease. The actress loosens up in the role and brings a good sense of humor to the narration and fourth-wall breaks, but she is undermined by the look. The wig stands out so much that it feels like it has its own spotlight in every scene, and the costumes create an even more stifling feeling in the middle of the action.

Enola Holmes 3 is not revolutionary – although it surprisingly flirts with that idea by making Malta’s independence one of its themes – but it is that kind of efficient adventure for fans of the franchise. Fun, with a mystery that is neatly resolved. 

Enola Holmes 3

Enola Holmes 3

2026

105 min

Country: Estados Unidos

Rating: 14 years

Duração: 105 min

Director(s): Philip Barantini

Screenplay: Nancy Springer, Jack Thorne

Cast: Henry Cavill, Louis Partridge, Millie Bobby Brown, Helena Bonham Carter

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