Yorkshire moorlands, northern England, in the late 18th century. Young Heathcliff, rescued from the streets of Liverpool by Mr. Earnshaw, the owner of Wuthering Heights, an isolated farm, develops over the years an insane passion for Cathy, his foster sister, a sick obsession destined to end tragically.
Essentially a misunderstanding of (or an inability to convey) the breathing soul of this material.
– Mick LaSalle,
San Francisco Chronicle,
18 Oct 2012
rotten:
Arnold ... has put her stamp on Emily Bronte's 19th-century novel Wuthering Heights, but it's a smudged and imperfect stamp, to be sure.
– Steven Rea,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
8 Nov 2012
fresh:
Arnold has been successful in reimagining the story's archetypal emotions in the story, bringing it closer to its passionate elements.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
29 Nov 2012
rotten:
In reality it's a bit of a slog.
– Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Nov 2012
fresh:
Arnold drastically pares back dialogue and exposition, telling the classic tale of passion and revenge with probing, harshly sensual camera work and a minimum of sentimentality.