Rating: +2
“Come Undone” reads every poster for director Emerald Fennell’s latest venture, a film adaptation of Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel, “Wuthering Heights”. But this tagline begs the question, “will I, really come undone?”.
What starts off as a beautiful love story between two children in the English countryside and progresses to a deep-rooted tension between two of the most beautiful people on Earth, quickly fizzles out when that tension is broken by inconsistent pacing and too much focus on insignificant characters.
At the top of the film, it’s completely believable that these characters are going to fall into deep, unrelenting love. But, somewhere along the way, that unspoken promise of love and romance is traded for sexual encounters, and grief for all characters involved. The film’s two main characters are only actually “together” for about 15 minutes.
Overall, the film is visually stunning, the score and soundtrack suit, and the actors do a fine job of acting. It’s just that when one too many foods get graphically fingered on-screen, the beauty of the visuals is easily overshadowed by the overwhelmingly loud thought of “Where is this going?”
