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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple – Movie Review

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TL;DR – An incredibly confronting film that made me regret eating dinner but reveals a wealth of thematic depth beneath the gore.

Rating: 4 out of 5.

Post-Credit Scene – There is no post-credit scene.

Disclosure – I paid for the Amazon Prime subscription used to watch this film.

Warning – Contains scenes that may cause distress.

The Bone Temple at dusk.

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Review Introduction

Today we’re looking at an unusual sequel. After decades of waiting for 28 Years Later, The Bone Temple arrived so quickly afterwards that some audiences may have assumed it was the same film. I tried to watch it in cinemas, but the scheduling never worked out. But now it’s out on streaming, it’s time to give it a watch.

So, to set the scene, we open in the moments after the end of 28 Years Later with Spike (Alfie Williams) having to fight for his life in front of Jimmy (Jack O’Connell) and his cult of Jimmies. Meanwhile, around the Bone Temple, Dr Kelson (Ralph Fiennes) has made some odd discoveries about Sampson (Chi Lewis-Parry) that the alpha might indeed be his friend, or more importantly, the real person might still be in there. There is a bit of assumed knowledge going into this film, as it does expect that you have watched the previous film.

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Enola Holmes 3 – Movie Review

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TL;DR – This is one of the films where the presentation almost makes up for the lack of narrative substance, almost.

Rating: 3 out of 5.

Post-Credit Scene – There is no post-credit scene.

Disclosure –I paid for the Netflix service that viewed this film.

Enola looks through a porthole.

Enola Holmes 3 Review Introduction

I think one of those rare lingering joys of this streaming era is when they go full tilt into an odd concept with full vigour. One of these rare examples is the Enola Holmes series. Every few years, Millie Bobby Brown gets to pop into some amusing action and talk to the camera like she was auditioning for The Office, and it has been a delight. I quite liked Enola Holmes and Enola Holmes 2, so let’s see if the third film sticks the landing.   

So, to set the scene, in a beautiful cathedral in the heart of Malta, there is a wedding incoming. One slight problem: the bride is having second thoughts, mainly about losing her identity. Or at least the name on which she had built everything. But as Enola (Millie Bobby Brown) makes her way through the countryside to Tewkesbury (Louis Partridge), she is intercepted by Dr Watson (Himesh Patel) to inform her that Sherlock (Henry Cavill) is missing, not just missing, but kidnapped.  

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