Die My Love Review: Jennifer Lawrence Shines in Lynne Ramsay’s Intense Drama
Lynne Ramsay returns with a fierce and raw drama exploring motherhood, featuring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson. A wild, almost animalistic energy pulses through Die My Love from the very start.
The film opens with Lawrence and Pattinson as Grace and Jackson, a young, deeply in-love couple moving through tall grass like predators on the hunt. In this powerful adaptation of Ariana Harwicz’s 2012 novel, the two are driven by hunger — for love, for desire, and for a new beginning when they move to a remote, dilapidated house belonging to Jackson’s uncle.
Transformation and Turmoil
After the birth of their baby, Grace’s life takes a drastic turn, pushing her toward primal survival instincts: feeding, changing nappies, and sleeping. Though she dreams of writing a novel and Jackson hopes to record an album, neither aspiration comes to fruition.
Instead, Grace slowly unravels psychologically. Her raw emotions take over as she exhibits erratic behaviors — dancing in her underwear, wandering her home with a knife, and masturbating out of isolation and boredom. The vast outdoor spaces she inhabits feel more like a claustrophobic prison, intensified by Ramsay’s use of a tight Academy ratio.
Lynne Ramsay reaffirms herself as one of our foremost observers of humanity.
Conclusion
Die My Love captures a visceral portrayal of human fragility, proving Jennifer Lawrence at her most compelling under Lynne Ramsay’s unflinching direction.
Author’s summary: Lynne Ramsay’s Die My Love is a fierce exploration of motherhood and desire, anchored by Jennifer Lawrence’s raw, captivating performance.