The Stream: An overly complicated and fussy mystery loses steam along the way.

The Big Screen: Millie Bobby Brown is charming as ever.

The Final Bill: A new Enola Holmes movie ups the ante with too many distractions and not enough Sherlock.

– Trip Fontaine
Director: Philip Barantini
Writers: Jack Thorne, Nancy Springer
Stars: Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, Helena Bonham Carter
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Rating: PG-13 for some violence
Runtime: 1 hour 40 minutes
Production Companies: Latina Pictures, Legendary Entertainment, Legendary Pictures
Platform: Released on Netflix July 1, 2026
Coming Soon to Netflix: The Whisper Man, 72 Hours, The Last House, Here Comes the Flood, Why Did I Get Married Again?

What’s up, Streamers? As we all know, the summer movie season is made for sequels and remakes – whether you go to the theater or you fire-up your Netflix account. Thus, this month Netflix gives us Enola Holmes 3.  In this third film featuring Sherlock’s (Henry Cavill) baby sister, it is just before Enola’s (Millie Bobby Brown) wedding to Lorx Tewkesbury (Louis Partridge) in Malta when Sherlock, who has shared his doubts about the marriage with her, disappears under mysterious circumstances.  Welcoming the distraction of a new case, Enola must find her brother and a figure out if being a wife is her destiny.  Holy matrimony and deduction hijinks ensue.

Here are the good things about Enola Holmes 3: Millie Bobby Brown easily slips into this character.  She is brimming with the bright-eyed charm and charisma needed to lead this film. Her energy perfectly matches the breezy spunk of the young detective.  She is able to be both emotionally driven and believably shrewd.  Additionally, Brown has great chemistry with all of the side characters including Sherlock, Tewkesbury, and Watson. These relationships alone make the movie engaging and fun. There’s an effortlessness about these characterizations that help push the story along.  I understand why these sequels exist.  I’ll also add that the theme that Enola is wrestling with throughout the movie concerning her losing her identity through marriage is thoughtfully portrayed.

Unfortunately, the plot of Enola Holmes 3 is so clunky, overly complicated and fussy that all of the natural effortlessness brought by the cast is squandered in this story.  Yes, the mystery has to be intricate and twisty so the audience doesn’t see the end from the beginning; but, there is a limit to the tangents and turns that in order to keep the movie engaging.  Once this movie starts to integrate British imperialism in Malta as a facet of the story, you’ve lost me.  That’s not a spoiler by the way.  Where is this really going and why?  Some late reveals try to recapture your attention, but it may be too late.  Also, in my opinion, the production design looks very cheap. This sets look fake and some shots are overly reliant of CGI – or something.  It’s too cartoony which is a disconnect between the aesthetic of the movie and the attempted substance of the mystery.

Ultimately, Enola Holmes 3 is a nice addition to Enola’s journey, but the plot is overly complicated and a little too cutesy. Millie Bobby Brown still has plucky charm that makes Enola likeable, but it feels like more of the same.  With too many tangents and production design that reads as too artificial, the movie may lose you along the way despite only being 100 minutes long. Grab a handful of popcorn for casual Netflix viewing.