Overview
- The Warner Bros. release opens in theaters Friday, following an Australian rollout that included a high-profile Sydney premiere with Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi.
- Rotten Tomatoes’ critics score dropped from 73% after the embargo lifted to 65% based on 177 reviews by early Friday.
- Reviewers describe a provocative aesthetic with explicit symbolism, contemporary flourishes, Charli XCX’s songs, and costumes by Oscar winner Jacqueline Durran.
- Coverage notes major departures from the source material, including cutting Hindley and the novel’s second half, alongside debates over casting and fidelity to Heathcliff’s described ethnicity.
- Reactions span from five-star praise for audacity (The Telegraph) to sharply negative verdicts labeling it emotionally hollow or misguided (The Guardian, The Independent).