Emerald Fennell’s very loose adaptation of Wuthering Heights let itself down. As an adaptation it was very different to the book. If it had been a film and story in its own right it would have been very good.
The costumes although not period accurate were beautiful as well as the jewellery worn by Margot Robbie, who played Catherine Earnshaw. Jacob Elordi’s Yorkshire accent was a nod to the setting of the film although it was a bit out of place as no one else seemed to have a Yorkshire accent.
The two character assassinations were of Mr Earnshaw and Isabella Linton played by Martin Clunes and Alison Oliver respectively. Compared to their book counterparts Mr Earnshaw is combined with his abusive drunkard son Hindley (who doesn’t exist in this version) and Isabella is more eccentric than her book counterpart (giving Catherine a doll with Catherine’s own hair is a bit unnerving). Acting wise Clunes was the best and stole the show.
The winner of this were the sets. The contrast of Catherine’s red dress on a white and black checkered floor and the gothic settings of the outside moors with the strong wind and rain really added to the gothic settings and was the closest to the source material.
All in all if you watch it with an open mind of it just being a film and not an adaptation then it will be a good watch.
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