Jennifer Lawrence gives "Career-Best Performance" alongside Robert Pattinson in Die My Love

Film feature by Chris Olson

Fresh from the Cannes Film Festival, our critic Jack Salvadori posted a glowing 5-star film review of Die My Love on the 19th of May. Whilst his review picked out many of the fantastic aspects of Lynn Ramsay's new movie, it was his adulation of Jennifer Lawrence's performance that struck many of the UK Film Review readers.

"Jennifer Lawrence gives a career-best performance as Grace, a young mother exiled to a remote Montana countryside home with her partner Jackson (Robert Pattinson)."

Having won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2013 for her performance in "Silver Linings Playbook", many film fans are aware of the acting prowess of Jennifer Lawrence. Her incredible filmography includes performances in the likes of American Hustle (2013), Joy (2016), and Mother! (2017).

Even Lawrence's franchise appearances have garnered her positive critical acclaim, from her best-known role as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games films, to playing Raven/Mystique in three X-Men films (two of which are very good films - you know the ones I mean).

In Die, My Love, Jennifer Lawrence is acting opposite another popular actor with a similarly accomplished background, Robert Pattinson. Brought to global popularity with the Twilight and Harry Potter films, Pattinson has proven himself time and again as a fantastic on-screen presence. If you haven't seen his more niche films such as The Rover (2014), Good Time (2017), or The Lighthouse (2019) then you are missing out. He also pops up in many bigger movies, such as the 2022 version of The Batman and in Christopher Nolan's divisive Tenet (2020). Listen to the UK Film Review Podcast episodes on Nolan's films to see what we all thought of that.

I first came to know of director Lynne Ramsay with her extraordinary 2011 film We Need to Talk About Kevin, starring Tilda Swinton. An adaption of the 2003 novel by author Lionel Shriver, Eva Khatchadourian (Tilda Swinton) grapples with the aftermath of a horrific school massacre committed by her son, Kevin (Ezra Miller). Told through fragmented flashbacks and Eva's present-day struggles, the film explores her challenging relationship with Kevin from infancy. From a young age, Kevin exhibits disturbing, manipulative behaviour, often hidden from his father (John C. Reilly). Eva constantly questions whether his malevolence is inherent or a result of her own perceived lack of maternal affection. The chilling narrative delves into themes of nature versus nurture, parental guilt, and the unspeakable horror of a child capable of such evil.

Film fans will rejoice to know that Die, My Love is coming to cinemas on June 6th 2025.