Die My Love review: Jennifer Lawrence has never been better than in Lynne Ramsay's raw drama

Die My Love Review: Jennifer Lawrence Excels in Lynne Ramsay's Intense Drama

Lynne Ramsay returns with a visceral and primal drama focused on motherhood, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson. From the outset, the film pulses with a wild energy, portraying Lawrence and Pattinson as Grace and Jackson — a deeply in-love couple moving like lions stalking vulnerable prey.

The film is Ramsay’s fierce adaptation of Ariana Harwicz's 2012 novel, depicting characters driven by intense hunger: for love, for sex, and for a fresh start. After relocating to the uncle’s dilapidated, isolated house, their desire for life to truly begin becomes urgent.

The Toll of Motherhood and Lost Dreams

Grace and Jackson welcome a baby, but motherhood quickly reduces Grace to basic survival instincts: feeding, changing nappies, and sleeping. While Grace aspires to write a novel and Jackson hopes to record an album, their ambitions fade away.

Grace’s mental state deteriorates as her raw, primal nature takes over. She is seen dancing in her underwear, wandering the house with a knife, and resorting to masturbation out of boredom. The expansive home, captured in a claustrophobic Academy ratio, feels more like a confining prison.

Lynne Ramsay reaffirms herself as one of our foremost observers of humanity.

Summary

Jennifer Lawrence delivers her finest performance in a relentless drama that explores the brutal realities of motherhood and fractured dreams under Lynne Ramsay’s uncompromising direction.

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Empire Empire — 2025-11-06

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