SunnyHello Nice effects though.

MonsterPerfect Good idea lost in the noise

Huievest Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

aphrodisiaciix This movie is a waste of time and money for both the makers and the audiences, not to mention, a waste of talents on such big movie stars as Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche.The characters are shallow and unable to demonstrate their complex emotion. Their relationships were never really get developed properly in a race-against-time script that compounding with the poor direction which certainly resulting in a horrible film that did not do justice to the book! Emily Bronte would definitely have reacted strongly against this travesty of literature.The inexperienced director (a small time TV-movie director) is inadequate for such a complex story. The poor script is insufficient for characters development. The cast is completely wrong for their parts.This must be a career low point for both Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche.

t_ilcev The film is very good. There is no doubt about that. The only problem is that individual episodes from the characters' lives are cut too abruptly. Decades pass by like seconds... At times, the actions almost look like photos in an album. You simply cannot pay enough attention to every single detail. It is obvious that the director and screenwriter have both expected that every single viewer has read the book, which is, sadly enough, not the case. People who didn't read the book may struggle to understand Heathcliff's actions or his complex inner world.But, considering the fact that the filming of such an intense story about love and mad passion is extremely difficult,next to impossible, I must admit that this is, by far, the best attempt at it anyone has ever made.

adam_the_fool Ralph Fiennes is an absolutely awful Heathcliffe. Where is the wild passion and tormented soul? All we get is a nasally drawl. Films are never as good as the original novel for me, this was totally lacking in depth and to many relationships between the characters are left untouched. Why when Heathcliffe and Cathy are supposed to be 14 do they look 30? Why is Ellen portrayed as such a cold character? How can we accept Cathy II as a believable character when they have just dyed her hair? The whole thing is a joke and the more i think about it the more i hate it! Why is Linton Heathcliffe not the dweeb he is shown as in the book?If i had the DVD I wouldn't deem it good enough to use as a coaster

Kuroel This movie is profoundly a tale of utter despair and misery. It's a saddening story of love that can never be. I haven't read the original book for comparison, but, in my opinion, this movie lacked balance. The anguish of the characters is so overwhelming that it straight out required some lightness to balance the entirety. The problem with darkness is that, in time, the eyes get used to it. In the sense of drama, this movie became quickly bland, because there was no dramatic variation.The reason why I didn't give this movie a 3/10 is Ralph Fiennes who gave out an outstanding performance. That man requires no lines since his eyes can carry out all the unspoken words. Needless to say that the whole entity of his being is gorgeous. He is sheer beauty, but can actually act, as well. His performance in this movie is so incredibly powerful that it provokes very violent emotions in the viewer. This is the only man who can make a murderous and twisted psycho a truly appealing and lovable character.Fiennes just steals every scene he's in, even simply by standing in the background, sulking. He possesses such raw sexual appeal that I just feel sorry for all the other male leads. (A nude Fiennes scene would have given this movie a full 10, but sadly no...) As a side notion, this movie has a breathtaking opening sequence. Sinister and demure strings begin playing on the dark screen, then the whole sky opens on the canvas and high, beautiful notes roar passionately like the ocean waves as the viewer is met by a gloomy landscape of an endless stormy sky and dark meadows that go on to the distance.An added point for this movie comes from the soundtrack. Japanese truly master the art of capturing emotions into music and Ryuichi Sakamoto makes a fantastic score for the film. His music is full of longing and melancholy, yet it's powerful and consuming.I would only recommend this movie to a person who is specifically interested in periodical drama. As a chick-love-flick this won't do.