Overview
- Rotten Tomatoes sits at roughly 72% from early notices as the film opens in theaters on February 13.
- Several reviews applaud the production design, cinematography and Charli XCX’s anachronistic soundtrack, with Hong Chau’s Nelly widely singled out as a standout.
- Dissenting critics argue the central romance lacks emotional heat and say the adaptation flattens the novel’s complexity.
- Debate over Jacob Elordi’s casting as Heathcliff has renewed whitewashing concerns, with further scrutiny of the film’s reframing of characters and themes.
- Warner Bros. asked reviewers to style the title with quotation marks, and industry projections reported via Deadline suggest a $70–$80 million global opening.