This is a remake of what was a simple and beautiful story when played by the original cast .....and what I found dramatic enough without the loud acting. That's the only word that comes to mind-loud. Yes beautiful cinematography that in black and white in the 1939 film didn't have nearly the impact or the distracting soundtrack but I loved the simplicity of the story. I didn't think it needed all the frills and noise. Maybe my opinion isn't considering technical brilliance and what for some completes a movie. Those old movies were my parent's generation, but I still love them the best for their rawness where all the color had to come from the story and the acting and it was enough to move me. This just felt like a typical over embellished, sensationalized remake that trampled all over a story with intrusive music, over acting and general loudness, a story that was good enough told through soft spoken performances and music that stayed in the background instead of in our laps. I can't name the quality only that it seems the story drowns in all the drama.
Review of Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
(1992)
Why can't what's written be dramatic enough without overdoing it...?
2 December 2021