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This movie will be Netflix's next hit.
That does not mean he is good
"Anola Holmes," which aired on Netflix today, features Millie Bobby Brown from "Strange Things" as Sherlock's sister, who turns out to be a detective in her own right.
The pledges are probably already on the way, but that really does not indicate the quality of the film
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Avner Shavit
Wednesday, September 23, 2020, 12:00 p.m.
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Trailer for the movie "Anola Holmes" (Netflix)
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If Arthur Conan Doyle knows what to do with his legacy, he's probably not just flipping over in the grave - but eager to send my son's dog in Sarquille to all those screenwriters and directors who abuse the Sherlock Holmes brand.
About a year and a half ago, "Holmes & Watson" was released, a star-studded but puzzling film that would be fascinating one day to find out what really went wrong behind the scenes and led to the catastrophic result.
At the time, Netflix declined the offer to get a first right on its screens, but now decided for some reason to add it to their catalog, so if you haven’t seen it yet and you want to check out what a Hollywood production looks like that doesn’t even sync between voice and image, you can.
In addition, a fresh movie called "Anola Holmes", which was supposed to be commercially distributed in theaters, but skipped them due to the corona and will be screened directly on Netflix around the world and here, is coming to the world premiere today.
The film is based on a series of books by Nancy Springer, which in itself was based on the writings of Arthur Conan Doyle but invented a character who did not exist in them - Anola, Sherlock's younger sister, who becomes a detective herself.
The black-haired detective is played here by Millie Bobby Brown, who broke out in the series "Strange Things" and appeared in the movie "Godzilla: King of the Monsters", but this is the first film starring her.
Her appearance in it looks as if she is not playing Anola Holmes or even herself, but a young version of Kira Knightley, including all her manners and papers, as if they had pulled a miniature version of the star out of Matroshka.
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Millie Bobby Brown from "Anola Holmes" (Photo: PR)
Her brother is played by Henry Cavill, who has so far been best known as Superman, and he presents a more empathetic version than the custom of the famous detective.
This led Conan Doyle's executives to file a very specific lawsuit against the filmmakers, as while the brand is already in the public domain and free of copyright, the right to present it as a person with emotions is a different story.
The claim is a bit petty, because in any case the character of Sherlock has only a minor role here.
"Anola Holmes," as befits his name and as befits the spirit of the days, belongs entirely to the character of the nurse, who is in the picture at almost every moment and carries the plot on her shoulders.
The sequence of events describes how the girl follows in the footsteps of her missing mother (Helena Bonham-Carter, but who), and then finds herself in an affair that may decide the future of England, and is related, among other things, to the struggle for women to vote.
During all this, she will regain ownership of her body, challenge the social codes, get to know someone and above all - prove that she is no less clever and resourceful than her brother.
Beyond his preoccupation with female empowerment and independence, the film attempts to place itself in the context of feminist history.
The trouble is that this move seems opportunistic and forced.
The script was written by the diligent Jack Thorne, who was only recently responsible for the failed series "Club in Paris," which is also available on Netflix, and for the movie "The Secret of the Disappearing Garden," which airs on VOD this coming weekend.
His writing here is fluent, but often seems to have been created by an algorithm.
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From "Anola Holmes" (Photo: PR)
Another complaint is not objective, and lies in my being a die-hard fan of Conan Doyle.
Well, there is actually no connection between his legacy and this film, and not because Anola's character did not exist in him.
Unfortunately, none of the unique character of Holmes' stories exists here, so the heroine Elizabeth Smith could just as easily have been called.
Sherlock is a brand, the film uses the brand name for commercial reasons, but beyond that takes very little from it.
One does not have to be completely loyal to Conan Doyle's writings.
They had cinematic and creative adaptations that came up nicely, for example "Young Sherlock Holmes" from the mid-1980s.
The difference is that this film did well to develop the eccentric and dark dimension that was originally there, which is anything but flattering.
"Anola Holmes", on the other hand, goes in a superficial, childish and flattering direction - a product that on the one hand has all the clichés and papers of period British drama, and on the other hand all the current trends, including a sweeping V on political correctness and identity politics.
No wonder, then, that American criticism goes out of its way.
This text is a minority opinion.
"Anola Holmes" is getting excellent reviews, and given the corona and power of the streaming service right now, it will likely be a hit, and will spawn a series of pawns.
Lamenting Doyle and his fans all that remains is to wander around Netflix and wait for the next annoying adaptation.
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