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Release Date: 02 December, 2003 Retail Price: $14.98 OUR Price: $10.99 You SAVE: $3.99! Cast: Complete Cast (13 total) |
Wuthering Heights Reviews
Does not do the book justice
Wuthering Heights the novel grabs you at the first page and drags you through passion, betrayal, madness, despair, greed, hatred, and revenge. It's not necessarily a pleasant read, but always an engrossing one. Emily Bronte's characters jump off the page and will continue to haunt you long after you've finished the book.
Modern day moviemakers have had a notoriously bad time translating any of the Bronte sisters' works into film and this is no exception. The characters are representations in name only and fail to capture any of the true spirit behind this amazing book. Juliet Binoche and Ralph Fiennes are two of the best actors working in film today, but this movie is a definite low point for both.
Fiennes and Binoche fail to grasp the depth or the passions of Heathcliff and Catherine and their performances are flat and bland. Binoche's personality is too grounded and mature for the wild and carefree Cathy. She compensates with endless giggling that got on my nerves. As Heathcliff, Fiennes comes across as greasy and sullen instead of a tormented and complex soul. He simply does not have the charisma or the depth to play such a demanding role. The other characters are likewise lacking in realism, only Janet McTeer fares well, she is fabulous as Ellen Dean.
Even if the acting were better, the story does not capture the essence of the book. Everything moves too quickly, the film jumps around frequently and large plot holes are left either unexplained or are patched quickly with a few brusque words. Sinead O'Conner's appearance as Emily Bronte to bookend the film is contrived and unnecessary.
This film was very obviously made on a budget and the sets and costumes show it. The wigs are dreadful and the costumes are for the most part, ugly and unflattering. Fiennes actually looks potbellied in some of his vests!
Maybe someday someone will make a film that does this remarkable book justice. This isn't it.
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Very few have actually read the novel and if they had they would realize that Heathcliff was even more cruel and evil than in the movie. The movie was dark, the book was horribly dark.
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