# Margaret Qualley leads a glossy grief journey

> Variety finds Rachel Morrison’s pandemic grief drama sincere and pretty, but too polished to cut deep.
- Title: Margaret Qualley leads a glossy grief journey · Variety
- Summary: Variety finds Rachel Morrison’s pandemic grief drama sincere and pretty, but too polished to cut deep. Love of Your Life has feeling and a strong Margaret…
- Keywords: love of your life, margaret qualley, rachel morrison, guy lodge, variety, amazon mgm studios, covid-era loss, grief drama, lisbon, london, tokyo, film review
- Source: Variety — https://variety.com/2026/film/reviews/love-of-your-life-review-margaret-qualley-1236863581
- Author: Guy Lodge
- Published: 2026-09-16T01:34:30+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: love of your life, margaret qualley, rachel morrison, guy lodge, variety, amazon mgm studios, covid-era loss, grief drama, lisbon, london, tokyo, film review
## A grief story begins
Rachel Morrison’s second feature follows a young nurse mourning a pandemic loss, then trying to find herself again through escape and return.

> “COVID-era loss, recovery and renewal”
## Qualley gives it weight
Margaret Qualley anchors the film with intelligence and clear emotion, keeping the story from feeling disposable.

> “a performance of intelligence and emotional transparency”
## The comparison lingers
The review keeps circling Eat Pray Love, because the film turns grief into a travel-based path through Lisbon, London, Tokyo and beyond.

> “Grieve Pray Love”
## Escape has limits
Travel can be a real way to heal, but here the journey often feels too polished, with pain framed through beautiful locations.

> “literal escape as a healing strategy”
## Too pretty to pierce
The verdict is kind but wary: the film means well and looks luminous, yet its treatment of recovery stays on the surface.

> “too often feels like a magazine spread”
## Key takeaway

Love of Your Life has feeling and a strong Margaret Qualley turn, but its healing arc looks more curated than lived in.