Die My Love | Film Review

New mother Grace (Jennifer Lawrence) is slowly slipping into madness, leaving her partner Jackson (Robert Pattinson) worried about their future.

I was looking forward to this one. Not only did I want to see Lawrence and Pattinson together after becoming interested during their press tour, but going into post-natal depression in this way had the potential to not only be interesting, but ground-breaking.

Unfortunately, I didn't love the movie.

From the beginning, it reminded me of 'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You'. Not only due to being about motherhood, but also in the way it was so chaotic and jarring that it just wasn't an enjoyable watch. And that's not to say that it should be enjoyable, just that both films evoked the same feelings.

The somewhat single location does a great job of creating isolation. The viewer almost feels suffocated just watching it.

The actors did a good job of portraying these characters, but I couldn't tell if they worked well together, or if there was actual chemistry, because the characters were just so insufferable together.

Like a lot of films about descending into paranoia, there are times when you can't tell what's real or what's not. For me this only really works if you're truly invested in the story. Unfortunately, because I didn't care about the characters as much as I should have, not being able to tell what was really happening became so frustrating that I ended up caring even less.

That being said, it is an interesting portrayal of postnatal depression. Whether we like the character of Grace or not, she is easy to sympathise with.

And in terms of the performances, Lawrence's performance for me was just as good as Byrne's in 'If I Had Legs', so it's strange that one is garnering much more praise than the other.

Overall, this was quite a hard watch. There were good things about it, but it didn't grab me, and wasn't one that I'd watch again.

5.5/10