Wuthering Heights

1998

Drama / Romance

7
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 67%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 67%
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 1257 1.3K

yorkshire 19th century

Plot summary

Gypsy boy Heathcliffe is adopted by God-fearing landowner Earnshaw in 19th-century northern England and grows up as the soulmate of the daughter, Cathy. However, their romance suffers various tragedies.

Director

David Skynner Photo
David Skynner

Top cast

Matthew Macfadyen Photo
Matthew Macfadyen as Hareton Earnshaw
Ian Shaw Photo
Ian Shaw as Hindley
Polly Hemingway Photo
Polly Hemingway as Nelly Dean
Robert Cavanah Photo
Robert Cavanah as Heathcliff
720p.WEB
1.01 GB
960*720
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
25 fps
1 hr 52 min
Seeds 29

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by 6 / 10

Disappointed

Reviewed by 7 / 10

Gritty and Uncomfortable

Reviewed by 5 / 10

Weak version of a great book

There is a lot wrong with this version of the classic tale. First and foremost the compressing of the story into two hours, the original and best version with Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon only told a fraction of the book and it was of equal length, makes everything feel rushed and motivations fuzzy. Almost as damaging is the miscasting of Robert Cavanah in the lead. Heathcliff is a complex, difficult, mostly unlikable character which requires an actor of great personal magnetism to bridge that gap for the audience, Cavanah is not that guy. He just seems cruel, insane and totally unsympathetic. Orla Brady is a bland Cathy making Heathcliffs mad devotion all the more puzzling. Another sore spot, no one ages! Once the main characters reach maturity their looks never change even though decades pass. The one bright spot is Matthew MacFayden whose performance is controlled and centered unfortunately his part is small and comes late in the proceedings so he can do little to rescue this woeful effort. Watch the 1939 version instead.
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