The Lost Daughter: ‘Death’ and the Perfect Ending

Sometimes “dying” at just the right moment is the best thing a character can do.

Olivia Colman and Dakota Johnson in director Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Lost Daughter (Photo: Netflix)

We’ve all heard it all before. A movie based on a beloved book comes out, and, as if on cue, a chorus of critics gripe breathlessly and in unison: “But the book was so much better!”