Reviews
Emily
Directed by Frances O'Connor · starring Alexandra Dowling, Emma Mackey and Oliver Jackson-Cohen
- 4 from the press
- 5.8 · 2 votes
Emily: reviews
Reviews
5.8 2 votes
What the critics say average 7.3 from 4 outlets
- 9.0 Screen DailyAllan Hunter
The perceptive imagined life of the central character, and a luminous performance from Emma Mackey, create a distinguished literary biography on a par with 'Bright Star' and 'A Quiet Passion'.
Read - 8.0 VarietyJessica Kiang
It succeeds on a much trickier level, giving us a psychologically vivid Emily who did not write 'Wuthering Heights' because a real-life romance unlocked her passionate nature, but whom we'd love to imagine having had such a grand affair, because she was always the woman with 'Wuthering Heights' inside her.
Read - 8.0 The GuardianPeter Bradshaw
This is a sensually imaginative dive into the life of the 'Wuthering Heights' author: it is a real passion project for O'Connor, with some wonderfully arresting insights.
Read - 4.0 EmpireLillian Crawford
If O'Connor's aim was to recreate a British classic, she has surely failed to reach those lofty heights. Mackey shows further signs of promise, but she'll be better off elsewhere.
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Questions about the reviews of Emily
- What score does Emily have?
- Readers give it 5.8 (2 votes). The critics, 7.3 on average from 4 reviews.
- What do the critics say about Emily?
- The highest score is Screen Daily’s (9.0) and the lowest Empire’s (4.0).