There are e book variations after which there are e book variationsand the upcoming launch of “Wuthering Heights” in all probability resides in a league of its personal. It isn’t simply that the Warner Bros. movie stars two name-brand stars in Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi (most lately coming off his Academy Award nomination for Finest Supporting Actor in “Frankenstein”) or comes from a bona fide visionary (divisive although she could also be) in author/director Emerald Fennell. No, e book readers know full nicely how a lot of a giant deal it’s for authentic creator Emily Brontë’s “biggest love story of all time” — because the advertising has billed it — to get the big-screen therapy yet one more time.
That is why this movie has obtained loads of consideration within the months and weeks prematurely of its debut, with hype reaching stratospheric ranges for even the barest trace of what audiences can count on. Fortunately, the earliest reactions from the Los Angeles premiere held on January 28, 2026 have lastly begun to floor on-line and critics are actually teasing what looks as if one of many spiciest, most subversive, and visually gorgeous productions of the 12 months.
Learn on for all of the reactions!
Wuthering Heights places an Emerald Fennell twist on the traditional e book
If the earliest reactions are to be believed, “Wuthering Heights” stands an excellent likelihood of turning into 2026’s first main hit on the field workplace. Followers have been eagerly anticipating the upcoming adaptation of Emily Brontë’s authentic novel, regardless of (or maybe due to) a number of adjustments it seems to make to the supply materials. The respective castings of Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi as Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff already stirred up a hornet’s nest when first introduced, however these accustomed to Emerald Fennell movies reminiscent of “Promising Younger Lady” and particularly “Saltburn” know that the filmmaker has a style for the controversial. That seems to be the case right here, as nicely, however we’ll let the primary reactions do the speaking.
Solely time will inform simply how divisive “Wuthering Heights” could also be, so this is only a style of what to anticipate. Ada Enechi of BuzzFeed posted on X (previously Twitter) that, “This isn’t the [‘Wuthering Heights’] you learn in class, and also you’re both going to find it irresistible or hate it … and I cherished it.” She goes on to reward its two foremost leads and its distinctive tackle the fabric, saying, “Doubtlessly my favorite efficiency from Jacob Elordi, positively makes the highest 3 for Margot [Robbie] however what made me stand as much as consideration was the rating and cinematography — breathtaking. It is passionate, it is daring and explores a model of the traditional that deserves our consideration.”
Collider’s Meredith Loftus echoes these ideas, praising the “beautiful set design & costumes, placing cinematography, & bombastic music by Charli XCX.” For these interested in its therapy of the e book, she explains, “[The] movie leans into the eagerness + obsession of Catherine & Heathcliff’s torrid love story.”
Based on some, Wuthering Heights is ‘utter perfection’ and ‘scorching scorching and twisted’
If the assorted trailers and intensely suggestive posters did not already make this apparent, these subsequent reactions ought to affirm past any doubt simply how intensely “Wuthering Heights” captures the central love affair between foremost characters Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff. Sure, which means we are able to seemingly stay up for an entire new spherical of “Do intercourse scenes belong in films?” discourse to rage on-line for the foreseeable future. Great things.
For now, those that’ve seen “Wuthering Heights” proceed to explain a passionate and emotionally-charged epic. Tv host and interviewer Maude Garrett posted on X that the movie is “utter perfection. It isn’t solely visually impeccable with vibrancy and breathtaking photographs, however this film is the epitome of YEARNING.” Audiences can be well-advised to anticipate experiencing the total vary of feelings. Garrett continues, “It is going to make you are feeling completely EVERYTHING throughout and afterwards.”
Maybe the very best reward comes from Selection’s Jazz Tangcay, who laid out her ideas in full:
“Emerald Fennell’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ is a scorching scorching and twisted story. Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi’s chemistry and sexual pressure is an entire different stage of HOT! Solely Emerald may take a traditional, flip it on its head, make you fall fully in lust, after which totally destroy your soul. An beautiful spectacle of expertise that left me salivating over the costumes, cinematography and manufacturing design. Obsessively in love with it.”
This could assist tide followers over whereas we look ahead to full-length critiques to publish … or make the wait even tougher to bear. Both method, “Wuthering Heights” is slated to hit theaters simply in time for Valentine’s Day on February 13, 2026.
