I know the subject was old, but did the directing have to be as well? And why does the film not explain why Emily Brontë had a Wednesday Addams sneer permanently affixed to her face?

Also, remember when Instagram first started and everybody was putting filters on their photos whether they needed them or not? Well, nearly every film I've seen this year has had this dark film over the top like scum on pond water and makes the movie hard to dive into.

[Disclaimer: I'm not a fan of Emily Brontë, nor period films nor melodrama, so it's unsurprising I found Emily quite a slog. You'll like it far better, I'm sure.]

Nobody notice she looks like Margot Robbie?

Instead of making an adaptation of her work, the director prefers to turn Emily Brontë into a character in her novel. Which is a respectable creative decision, but one that doesn't work because it lacks the passion and heartbreaking emotion it needs. In the end, the film seems to underline the mistaken belief, which has always surrounded the young writer, that only if she had experienced a love relationship she could write about love passion. But precisely "Emily" shows that experience cannot always produce the ability to transmit emotions.

Over 2 hours runtime and the only scene that stuck with me and made an impression was the "mask" scene. Oh god, it was so deliciously creepy and horrific and sad and oh so brilliantly done. The writer/director should definitely do a horror movie.

Mackey gives a wonderful performance but this 'biopic' fails to reach new heights, wuthering or otherwise.

Amazing movie, it wrecked me, beautifuly made, very good acting, probably one of my favorite movies ! Overall exquisite !

Long biography on Emily Bronte, which attempts to highlight the rebel, eccentric and a bit mystic traits, and too little the pure literary part. Slow and heavy, does not leave much.

Very evocative period biog. Seeks to explain, quite inventively, the germination of Wuthering Heights. Somewhat rough on the emotions, as we are clearly embedded in a time of short lifetimes, snatched away so soon. The central performance is very strong and clearly a product of great research. Interesting how boredom/childhood paracosms have resulted in some of the greatest pieces of literature being written. Yet in the film it is as a result of the muse of the natural world impinging through an open window. The cinematography was quite breathtaking. I also found the countering of religious scruple with freethought and a modern conception of naturalness very cool. When off the Victorian leash, this Emily is clearly a c21st woman of high calibre, even if careless of others feelings. [spoiler] Favourite moment: Catty conversation in French with her sister, Charlotte, putting her in her place for being cocky. Overdone, but sparks were flying. [/spoiler]

I didn't really understand what was going on and stopped halfway through