Movie review
November 30, 2022 · 129 min · PG-13
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
Enola Holmes opens her own detective agency and takes the case of a missing match factory girl, uncovering a deadly conspiracy tied to toxic working conditions that sparks a workers' strike. The story draws from the real 1888 Matchgirls' Strike and requires Enola to team up with Sherlock. The narrative emphasizes female empowerment, sisterhood among working women, and resistance to male authority figures through Enola's competent leadership and the group's collective action.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Enola Holmes 2.
Woke representation / casting
Black actresses cast in prominent Victorian roles including Moriarty.
Woke political dialogue
Feminist solidarity lines and critiques of male authority in strike scenes.
Identity-driven story themes
Central story of Enola's girl power and sisterhood driving female workers' resistance.
Western institutional / cultural critique
Male-led capitalist and government institutions shown as exploitative in feminist empowerment framing.
Woke character or canon changes
Moriarty reinterpreted as Black woman villain; historical strike adapted with feminist focus.
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Niche backlash labeling it feminist propaganda and woke casting.
Creator track record context
Director's explicit feminist framing and Fleabag history.
Production
