Margot Robbie's 'Wuthering Heights' Divides Critics: 'Bold' vs. 'Gooey, Grimy Mess'

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Margot Robbie's 'Wuthering Heights' Divides Critics: 'Bold' vs. 'Gooey, Grimy Mess'
- •Emerald Fennell's 'Wuthering Heights' starring Margot Robbie receives polarizing reviews, praised as 'bold' but also called 'messy'.
- •Some critics laud the film's highly stylized approach, emotional intensity, and reinvention of the classic novel.
- •Others criticize it as 'overlong', 'undersexed', 'emotionally hollow', and a 'bodice-ripping misfire'.
- •The film sparks debate over creative liberties, casting choices, and deviations from Emily Brontë's original novel.
- •Margot Robbie's intense performance is widely praised, anchoring the film amidst its controversial narrative choices.
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