Cliff shows what a true professional he is is in this feature. I personally am not a fan but my wife is !! so I watched this with her (grudgingly at first) I admit but at the end I was impressed by solid performances from more or less all of the cast. I think Cliff was cast with the hope that he could turn Heathcliff into a "misunderstood man" instead of as the "Devil incarnate" and it works -