Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi's “Wuthering Heights ”First Reactions: The 'Sexual Tension Is a Whole Other Level of Hot'
- - Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi's “Wuthering Heights ”First Reactions: The 'Sexual Tension Is a Whole Other Level of Hot'
Benjamin VanHooseJanuary 30, 2026 at 12:47 AM
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Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi in "Wuthering Heights"
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Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi's Wuthering Heights movie had its world premiere on Wednesday, Jan. 28
Attendees reacted to the film on social media afterward, calling it "scorching hot" and "gorgeous"
"You’re either going to love it or hate it," wrote one journalist after the screening
Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi's Wuthering Heights is making audiences swoon.
Writer-director Emerald Fennell debuted her provocative take on the classic romance novel at its world premiere held at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Jan. 28.
Attendees shared their initial reactions on social media after the screening — official full reviews of the film will drop Monday, Feb. 9 — confirming the anticipated adaptation is emotional, stylish and steamy.
This version of Wuthering Heights "is a scorching hot and twisted tale," Jazz Tangcay, senior artisans editor at Variety, wrote on X. "Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi’s chemistry and sexual tension is a whole other level of HOT!"
Margot Robbie in "Wuthering Heights"
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"Only Emerald could take a classic, turn it on its head, make you fall completely in lust, and then utterly destroy your soul," added Tangcay. "An exquisite spectacle of craftsmanship that left me salivating over the costumes, cinematography and production design. Obsessively in love with it."
Collider's Meredith Loftus wrote, "From its gorgeous set design & costumes, striking cinematography, & bombastic music by Charli xcx, the film leans into the passion + obsession of Catherine & Heathcliff’s torrid love story."
BuzzFeed UK's Ada Enechi warned Emily Brontë purists that "this is not the #WutheringHeights you read in school, and you’re either going to love it or hate it…and I loved it."
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"Potentially my favourite performance from Jacob Elordi, definitely makes the top 3 for Margot but what made me stand up to attention was the score and cinematography - breathtaking," said Enechi. "It’s passionate, it’s daring and explores a version of the classic that deserves our attention."
The movie is "utter perfection," wrote journalist Maude Garrett: "It’s not only visually impeccable with vibrancy and breathtaking shots, but this movie is the epitome of YEARNING. It will make you feel absolutely EVERYTHING during and afterwards. I loved everything about this film."
Jacob Elordi in "Wuthering Heights"
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Pop culture influencer Francis Dominic wrote on Instagram that Robbie, 35, and Elordi, 28, are "living rent free in my head," adding that pair are "absolutely ELECTRIC on screen. I could not keep my eyes off of them. I was in an insane chokehold."
At the same time, Dominic noted, "I could’ve used more pining and intimacy but still, I had so much fun and thought all of it was so brilliant."
Also starring Hong Chau, Shazad Latif, Alison Oliver, Martin Clunes and Ewan Mitchell, Wuthering Heights is described by Warner Bros. as a "bold and original imagining of one of the greatest love stories of all time" and an "epic tale of lust, love and madness." Oscar-winning director Fennell, 40, is also known for Saltburn and Promising Young Woman.
Wuthering Heights is in theaters Feb. 13.
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