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Director: Harry Bradbeer Writers: Jack Thorne, Harry Bradbeer, Nancy Springer Stars: Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, David Thewlis Of course, “Enola Holmes 2” opens with a winking caption, imploring its audience to approach the sequel with the necessary perspective: “Some of what follows is true. At least the important parts. Such is the charming life of Enola Holmes (Millie Bobby Brown), the little sister of Sherlock Holmes, at least according to author Nancy Springer's series of young adult novels, and a seasoned detective in her own right. Much of the pleasure of Enola's perspective is, just that, her perspective, a mostly fresh (and often feminist) spin on the whodunit subgenre that's enjoying quite a renaissance in recent years. So why does this sequel feel like it's pulling back on what made Enola so special in the first place? The film reunites most of the main cast and crew from director Harry Bradbeer's 2020 Netflix feature "Enola Holmes," and w...