Overview
- Early notices diverge, with the Marin Independent Journal awarding 3.5 out of 4 stars and Looper giving 5 out of 10.
- Reviewers highlight Ramsay’s bold craft, citing Seamus McGarvey’s surreal cinematography and a music-forward soundtrack that includes songs by Ramsay.
- Lawrence portrays a new mother in psychological free fall that pressures her bond with Robert Pattinson’s character, a thematic throughline in both reviews.
- Looper describes the film as underwritten and potentially alienating to mainstream audiences, even as it credits Lawrence’s committed, watchable performance.
- The adaptation, championed by producer Martin Scorsese from Ariana Harwicz’s novel, also features Sissy Spacek, Nick Nolte, and LaKeith Stanfield.