Enola Holmes (2020)

Enola Holmes has had an unconventional upbringing. Her father died before she got to know him, and her much older brothers were out of the house before they got to know each other. So, her mother has been her teacher and best friend and has brought up Enola to be self-sufficient, if unaware of how to behave in society at large. When her mother disappears, Enola jumps onto the case, even though it's clear that no foul play is at hand. Because her brother wants to enroll her in a finishing school, Enola has to figure out how to stay hidden from him while following the clues. Additionally, she's fallen in with a young lord escaping his own family -- and he's even less adept at city life than she is.

Millie Bobby Brown is charming as hell in the title role: Enola is smart, funny, resourceful, and loyal -- all great traits in a role model for girls. But there's a lot of darkness in this film too. The attack scenes were surprisingly violent, making this probably inappropriate for girls under middle-school age.

B+