I loved this film! This modern-day retelling of Wuthering Heights is a gripping story, with memorable characters and a complex plot. As in WH the novel, we meet a "Heathcliff"-type character in the person of Carol Bolton, the daughter of an abusive, alcoholic father who molests her. In and out of trouble throughout her childhood, she her best friend Andrew are torn apart by their families' loathing of each other, and specifically his parents' disapproval of her. She runs away from home, and returns 5 years later only to discover Andrew (the "Catherine Earnshaw" of the tale) has married another. This is the basic outline of the film, sans too many spoilers, as it reflects the same story in Wuthering Heights. The subplots and supporting characters are all very contemporary with contemporary conflicts and passions. Those viewers expecting a male Heathcliff and female Cathy may have been thrown off by the gender-switch in the story, but I think it improves the film, and probably freed it from some of the restrictions of the original novel so that they were able to create something really fresh and exciting. Highly recommended!
Review of Sparkhouse
