There is some cleverness and humor in this film, also some good performances, but there are too many problems for me to view it positively.

From the start, Sherlock Holmes fans will be appalled by his character. The original Holmes hasn't fared well in movies lately, and this no exception, except that he has never been so dull and so unlike the original. When did Conan Doyle ever make Sherlock a pleasant, slightly lackadaisical but ultimately compassionate older brother? If only the creators had simply given Enola, him and Mycroft other names, this issue could have been avoided and the story could have succeeded or failed on its own. Instead, as with HBO'S "Perry Mason" and other reboots, this is film exploits the fame of an existing character without respect for the original. Good marketing, bad everything else.

Putting aside the Sherlock travesty. there is the plot, which is weak and centers on voting rights and women's suffrage, with hints of great plots and violent conspiracies.. It shows promise at first but,, without spoilers, all that can be said is that it's disappointing. There are giant plot holes are resolved in ways that some may find unsatisfactory. I haven't read the Enola Holmes books so I don't know whether these problems exist there as well or whether it is just the film that fails.

Along the way, there are lots of obligatory anti-male comments and pep talks for young women. The casting is also predictably political, with the inevitable strong black female lecturing Sherlock on his white privilege.

I would give this one star but for the performances and some of the lighter touches.