Wheatley plays it straight and gothic Manderley estate isn’t nearly as creepy as it ought to be. Lily James and Armie Hammer are the unlikely lovers from across the class divide, with Kristin Scott Thomas disapproving Mrs Danvers. The ultimate hate-watch or game attempt at reinventing a classic thriller? Opinions are divided on Ben Wheatley’s adaptation of the Daphne du Maurier novel already immortalised by Hitchcock.
