Review: Jennifer Lawrence Delivers Fully in the Wild, Brutal 'Die My Love' but Leaves Viewers Hanging
This chaotic work by indie director Lynne Ramsay features Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson as struggling new parents who clash violently and destructively. The film opens like a horror movie, with the camera silently observing a remote ranch kitchen and a couple, Grace and Jackson (Lawrence and Pattinson), lingering on the porch of their recently inherited rural home.
Jackson remarks, “It’s not New York but it’s ours,” referring to the house left to him by his uncle, who died violently upstairs—a fact that Grace oddly finds amusing. Jackson grew up locally, with his parents Pam and Harry (Sissy Spacek and Nick Nolte) still living nearby. Neither Grace nor Jackson discusses their former city lives, but Jackson dreams of playing drums while Grace once claimed to write. Their ambitions seem stalled, whether by financial struggles, lack of passion, or talent.
Eventually, they settle into the house, have a baby, and face escalating domestic turmoil.
“It’s not New York but it’s ours.” — Jackson
Grace finds the violent death of Jackson’s uncle "hilarious."
The film’s mood is a relentless mix of tension and emotional rawness, highlighting the exhausting reality of parenthood and personal dreams fading into chaos.
Jennifer Lawrence commits deeply to her role, embodying the wild emotional swings of the character, but the story leaves several threads unresolved, making the experience both gripping and frustrating.
Author’s summary: Jennifer Lawrence immerses fully in a brutal portrayal of new parenthood's chaos in "Die My Love," though the film’s unresolved tensions leave a haunting, unsettling impact.