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‘DIE MY LOVE’: Postpartum Dread Lacks Direction

Leaving the big city for a beat-up house deep in the Montana sticks, new parents Grace (Jennifer Lawrence, frequently nude) and Jackson (Robert Pattinson, less nude) are struggling to adjust. She’s a writer; he works with his hands in coveralls. Their rural life isn’t particularly fulfilling, and neither, unfortunately, is the film. From acclaimed auteur Lynne Ramsay (We Need to Talk About Kevin, You Were Never Really Here), Die My Love is a meandering plunge into postpartum ennui that captures its characters’ slow unraveling but drags the audience along for the same dreary ride without much in the way of reward. Read More