The charming zaniness of Gnomeo & Juliet is all but lost in this oddly serious follow-up, which jettisons most of the wonderfully silly comedy and energy of the original in favour of a rather straight mystery adventure. Whilst the makers are perhaps to be applauded for not simply repeating the first film, the surprising lack of humour in Sherlock Gnomes is noticeable. It is animated well, and the voice cast is again solid, with James McAvoy and Emily Blunt again doing engaging work in the lead voice roles, but this is definitely a case where more Gnomes and less Sherlock would have been welcome.
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