The Breakdown

  • Robbie and Elordi chemistry sizzles on screen
  • Heathcliff cast as white Elordi vs source 'dark-skinned gipsy'
  • Loosely adapted with added sex scenes and Charli XCX songs
  • Over-the-top stylized erotic drama over gothic restraint
  • Fennell thesis prioritizes modern indulgence over source

Side Effects

ancestors filing complaints, heathcliff rolling in grave

Watch Instead

Skip it. Watch the 1939 Olivier-Oberon version instead — closer to Brontë's text.