Rating: C-
Walking into Emerald Fennell's latest venture, I carried a cautious optimism, hoping for a reimagining that justified its existence beyond mere aesthetics. In many ways, WUTHERING HEIGHTS is a triumph of technical artistry; the production design is immaculate, and the costumes offer a masterclass in period detail. Linus Sandgren's cinematography is particularly arresting, utilizing gorgeous silhouettes and immersive visual callbacks that frame the story with a haunting, pristine beauty. When paired with a cathartic, sweeping score from Anthony Willis, the feature's craftsmanship …
Poking fun at the supposedly sacred can sometimes be a source of perverse glee, particularly when targeted against works of art and literature that many might consider off limits and untouchable. Undertakings like that, however, were made for writer-director Emerald Fennell. As a filmmaker with a reputation for unapologetically telling stories with outrageous narratives, she was the perfect choice for the assignment of skewering Emily Bronté’s classic 1847 novel Wuthering Heights. Long considered one of the best works of English literature, this Gothic romance with a tawdry underbelly has long…
I’m not sure, with the exception of “Barbie” (2023), that I’ve ever seen a film with Margot Robbie and really understood what all the fuss was about. Even there, that was more to do with Ryan Gosling knowing how to entertain whilst looking good. This time, she relies on Jacob Elordi for that support and if possible, he is even more wooden than her. Sure, he’d look good in a wet shirt contest, but that rather sums up this terribly disappointing adaptation of Emily Brontë’s novel. “Cathy” is the daughter of the wealthy but temperamental “Earnshaw” (Martin Clunes) and ever since she was young has…
