Wuthering Heights

It’s been a while since I wrote a review, so here goes. “Wuthering Heights” is the latest film from Emerald Fennell who gave us “Promising Young Woman” and “Saltburn”. I liked both of those films. They were very entertaining with some twists. She is a very stylized film maker and her version of “Wuthering Heights” is the same. I have seen the 1939 version starring Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon. That version was quite good and is considered a classic. Fennell’s version follows the same plot, but with more eroticism. Margot Robbie and Jacob Eloridi play the doomed lovers. Even though the story takes place in the 1800’s the leads are very modern. There is a great deal of chemistry between them and I wouldn’t be surprised if they work together again. Elordi is a new star who is proving to be a matinee idol and good actor. His turn as the monster in the new “Frankenstein” yielded him a Best Supporting Actor nomination. In “Wuthering Heights” he proves that he can play a romantic lead. This is a period piece and I would say that women will enjoy it more than men. Still I enjoyed the film.