Cyns-Corner
Joined Aug 2004
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1/5 STARS - I just watched Die My Love and, after reading about the novel it's based on, I'm certain I'd feel the same way about the book as I do about the movie. The acting is fine, the cinematography is fine-but the film drags endlessly and feels like it will never end.
It also comes across as annoyingly pretentious in its attempts to portray a woman's descent into madness and postpartum depression. The problem is that when we first meet Grace, we're given almost no time to connect with her before she unravels. So instead of watching a gradual breakdown, she just seems unstable from the start, making it hard to care about her journey-or lack thereof.
Before long, I found myself yearning for this self-absorbed, tedious exercise in frustration to just be over. The story blurs the line between reality and delusion so vaguely that it's often unclear what's even happening. The supposed affair with the motorcycle helmet guy feels like a weird fever dream (apparently it's real in the book-which somehow makes it worse).
In the end, I'm still not sure what really happened to this violent, self-absorbed mess of a woman who shows no real desire to improve or heal. And honestly? I don't care. I'm just not a fan of abstract, nebulous, meandering, self-important works of "art."
Many reviews seem eager to praise Jennifer Lawrence's performance, but to me, it just felt like Jennifer Lawrence playing Jennifer Lawrence-only louder. She was fine, but far from transformative.
Not impressed, not moved, and I can't recommend this one.
Video review available on my YouTube Channel (Cyn's Corner)
It also comes across as annoyingly pretentious in its attempts to portray a woman's descent into madness and postpartum depression. The problem is that when we first meet Grace, we're given almost no time to connect with her before she unravels. So instead of watching a gradual breakdown, she just seems unstable from the start, making it hard to care about her journey-or lack thereof.
Before long, I found myself yearning for this self-absorbed, tedious exercise in frustration to just be over. The story blurs the line between reality and delusion so vaguely that it's often unclear what's even happening. The supposed affair with the motorcycle helmet guy feels like a weird fever dream (apparently it's real in the book-which somehow makes it worse).
In the end, I'm still not sure what really happened to this violent, self-absorbed mess of a woman who shows no real desire to improve or heal. And honestly? I don't care. I'm just not a fan of abstract, nebulous, meandering, self-important works of "art."
Many reviews seem eager to praise Jennifer Lawrence's performance, but to me, it just felt like Jennifer Lawrence playing Jennifer Lawrence-only louder. She was fine, but far from transformative.
Not impressed, not moved, and I can't recommend this one.
Video review available on my YouTube Channel (Cyn's Corner)
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