LOS ANGELES, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Die My Love, in theaters Friday, is an intense exploration of a woman succumbing to the pressures of marriage and motherhood. Anchored by a bravura performance by Jennifer Lawrence, Die My Love is a cathartic vehicle for uncomfortable subjects and behavior.
Lawrence and Robert Pattinson star as Grace and Jackson, a young couple who move into his late uncle's house in the middle of rural woods. The pair are passionate when they move in.
But as Jackson goes to work every day, leaving Grace alone with their newborn, boredom overtakes her enthusiasm. Mutual resentments create conflict in the marriage.
Die My Love is unabashedly a downer. Director Lynn Ramsay, who adapted Ariana Harwicz's book with Enda Walsh and Alice Birch, makes Grace's spiral a cinematic event.
Grace and Jackson's honeymoon phase at first is sexy. The couple make love on the floor, and Grace slinks around, crawling on the ground to entice him.
