Many websites such as
Vogue,
Harper's Bazaar and
Manchester Evening News, are still reporting the latest news in Brontëland:
a TV adaptation of Jane Eyre played by Aimee Lou Wood is in the works.
And now for some Wuthering Heights 2026. According to
The Tulane Hullabaloo, 'Whitewashing concerns shape reception of Fennell’s ‘Wuthering Heights’'.
Dazed recommends '9 books to read if you loved Wuthering Heights (the novel, not the film)'. A contributor to
Her Campus discusses the 'relationship psychology' in Wuthering Heights.
Condé Nast Traveler offers advice on 'How to Explore West Yorkshire Beyond the Moors of Wuthering Heights'.
Even more reviews:
On paper, “Wuthering Heights” should be a formidable awards-season contender. Its early February release and divisive storytelling may prove a bridge too far for some audiences.
The film’s technical achievements — from lavish production design and daring costuming to Sandgren’s sweeping VistaVision cinematography and a score by Anthony Willis alongside Charli XCX — could find themselves in contention a year from now.
“Wuthering Heights” is a spectacle of original auteur filmmaking that demands to be seen in the best format possible. Cinephiles entering the theater with an open mind, ready to celebrate creative risktaking and bold iconography, should experience “Wuthering Heights” unbridled on the big screen rather than confined to a restrained home viewing. (Matt Ward)
Despite criticism, the film succeeds in capturing one of the novel’s essential themes, what happens when social class interferes with love and passion, allowing revenge and resentment to fester.
Ultimately, the film presents a modern interpretation of Brontë’s Victorian tragedy, one that resonates with contemporary audiences drawn to stories of dark romance and emotional vulnerability.
While it may not replicate the novel’s full depth, it offers a 21st-century lens that highlights how themes of class, obsession, and revenge remain deeply relevant today. (Gaby Collazo)
The film abandons literary fidelity to become something entirely new. The quotation marks do their job – this isn’t Brontë’s story – and Fennell’s central point lands with full force, women remain trapped by the structures men built.
“Wuthering Heights” is messy, gorgeous, infuriating and unforgettable. Though it fails as an adaptation to honor the original story’s vision, the film traps viewers in its surprising beauty and makes the cost of desire impossible to ignore. (Alexis Coffee)
Overall, the movie is more of a lust story than a love story. The film received so much hype and popularity before its release because it features two attractive actors in the lead roles, reflecting marketing that prioritizes star power and physical appeal over narrative depth. Today’s audience is enticed and captured by films that feature attractive and famous actors, whether or not the movie itself is good. Wuthering Heights is proof that beautiful people brooding in dramatic lighting still need something to do.
Apparently, love may be eternal, but plot development is optional. (Lucia Rose and Niya Desai)
I do applaud the ability of “Wuthering Heights” to take us beyond the bounds of character Nelly Dean’s narration and place the viewer in the estate itself. And we wardrobe admirers were able to get a good look at Jacqueline Durran’s handiwork, the saving grace of the entire production.
I imagine that when Brontë conceptualized her masterpiece, Fennell’s interpretation was not at all what she had in mind. However, I encourage you to forget that the movie is an adaptation and give in to the fantastical world of beauty dressed by Durran and brought to life by Robbie and Elordi. There is something for everyone to admire. (Grace Schuringa)
The cinematography of the film is unquestionably stunning. The untamed, lonely and emotionally-charged nature of the surroundings is further supported by the scenery, which is both brutal and lovely in equal measure. Even when the adaptation deviates from the original novel, it does so with assurance and consistency, which serves to explain the film’s deviations. The story’s devastating attraction is reflected in the beauty, which is thematic rather than decorative.
In finality, “‘Wuthering Heights’” is an adaptation that encourages discussion with the book rather than attempting to replace it. It offers an interpretation influenced by contemporary cinema, current discussions and a willingness to take chances, existing alongside Brontë’s text rather than in support of it. Although early suspicion is reasonable, if not justified, the movie demonstrates that change does not always equate to treachery or betrayal to the original text.
“Wuthering Heights” 2026 is a daring, flawed and startling version that recognizes the original’s strength while daring to change it, producing something surprisingly captivating in the process. (Adisa Balic)
Overall, “Wuthering Heights” is an entertaining watch that maintains its entertainment value. This movie has remained divisive among audiences, but if you’re someone who enjoys melodrama and period romances, this movie could be for you. (Sage Mullins)
The result is a directionless experience that leads only toward confusion and irritation for its viewers, with the exception of those who are satisfied with well-composed images of beautiful people getting touchy amid beautiful backdrops. Stripped of most of its social context, these glamorous scenes of yearning and suffering for forbidden love are little more than moving pictures.
There is aural beauty in this film. The original soundtrack album provided by Charli XCX is truly atmospheric, and conveys most of what little vision and intention the film possesses. It is the most original aspect of the film, but it also can’t make up for the overwhelming lack of substance or direction that permeates the rest of “Wuthering Heights.”
The visuals fall into the same sort of purgatory. The costumes are aesthetically appealing, and it is no detriment per se that they obviously stray away from period-accurate fashion. Yet despite their intentionally evocative bodice-ripper romance novel aesthetic, every one of Earnshaw’s decadent dresses may as well be generated by artificial intelligence in its attempt to simulate intention that just isn’t there.
The film’s leaning into physical passion is not the source of its lackluster storytelling either. It could have been ripe with meaning, as explicit imagery avails itself to a large array of critical commentary that could bear fruit. (Julie Huang)
A remarkable departure from past film versions was the exaggerated production design by Suzie Davies, done to contrast Cathy's lavish playground in Thrushcross Grove to her miserable home turf in Wuthering Heights. The Linton house was replete with over-the-top interiors and props, from the bedroom walls rendered in the color of Cathy's face, the enormous replica of the mansion with dolls inside made by hand with actual human hair, to those glazed shrimps and giant fruits garnishing the food on the ostentatious dining table.
A markedly aggressive feature of the 2026 film was the overtly sexual Cathy-Heathcliff relationship. Previously, they were portrayed to be just limited to longing looks and repressed desire. Now, in the first hour, Heathcliff would chance upon Cathy's moments of intimate awakening, peeking at cavorting servants, and exploring herself behind the rocks. In the second hour, upon their reunion, Heathcliff and Cathy actually broke all boundaries and launched into a montage-ful of illicit sexual encounters both in- and outdoors. (Fred Hawson)
When you watch Wuthering Heights, are you going to get a movie that makes you feel good about love? About the realities of the class war? About Emerald Fennell as someone you want to have a beer with? No, probably. But you will leave with a new appreciation for how gnarly and revolting Wuthering Heights is as a text — and for the price of a dozen eggs. (Caroline Colvin)
Essentially, the film lacks detail and purpose. A thrilling, gothic story is canned in favor of a cowering, sexually inept, “modern” retelling. Fennell could have made a freaky “Wuthering Heights” if she so pleased, and also have been semi-true to the novel at the same time. Or, she could have made an entirely different movie, which she clearly intended to do anyways.
Instead, the movie relies on shock value and odd euphemisms to deliver the macabre “twist” on the source material. It is crude, but passionless. They could maybe get away with that if it wasn’t being marketed as “the greatest love story of all time.”
While watching, my main thought was: how is this adaptation so much, yet too little at the same time? How is this film aiming for ultra freaked-out and still landing upon clunky and juvenile? Why did this cost $80 million dollars to make?
I’ll level with you — I was thinking the above thoughts while silently crying in my seat. So, it accomplished something.
It’s not a true adaptation, and it’s not even a good half-adaptation. This may be a film I only recommend to select groups of people: the hate viewers, the Elordi and Robbie fans and the overly emotional. (Ava Brescia)
It leans much more synth than “Wuthering Heights,” but it has the same vibes of romantic yearning if that’s what you’re looking for. It’s also a lot more positive if you’re looking for a pick-me-up after listening to “Wuthering Heights.”
Now that you have my opinions and my recommendations, you can gather that I am giving “Wuthering Heights” an unsuprising positive rating. (Meredith Young)
The “Wuthering Heights” soundtrack album is a perfect example of what it means for the standards of creation to be sky high, as they currently are for Charli xcx. It certainly justifies this expectation — just listen to “House featuring John Cale,” — but it also represents the pitfalls of catering to a wide variety of demands, with unique sounds suffering from an ensemble average of tastes that push them into sameness. (Alessandro M. M. Drake)
Charli XCX has done it again. Though “Wuthering Heights” is a complete diversion from 2024’s “Brat,” its full string arrangements, miserably romantic imagery and cinematic production makes the album not just a collection of songs, but an immersive experience that will make you want to run dramatically through the English moors. (Julia Vetsch)
Overall, I think the album is interesting for those who already have a liking for Charli xcx’s particular sound. The album is a blend of romantic, synth tones, dark and unsettling instrumentations, and Charli xcx’s iconic auto-tuned, filtered vocal sound. “Wuthering Heights” is definitely less upbeat pop than “Brat”, but it is still uniquely representative of Charli xcx’s sound as an artist. (Ella Mitchell)
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