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The Drama starts with a premise that feels familiar, satirical, and romantic, then pushes hard into something much darker and more uncomfortable. Zendaya’s performance is what makes that pivot work. She brings a quiet tension to every scene, holding something back in a way that feels believable. There are stretches where the film feels like it’s circling its ideas instead of sharpening them. But even when it slows, it never loses your attention. The Drama is bold, provocative, and unsettling, asking questions that refuse to give you an easy way out.

This was an insane movie to watch two months before I get married. The Drama is one of those rare movies where almost every single detail ends up being in service towards the central themes and message of the movie. I can see how this movie is controversial or off-putting for some people. From the very beginning of this movie, it makes some odd choices that feel off. I understood the purpose of the very first scene only after finishing the movie. This is a movie with a very fascinating and complex moral dilemma at its heart, one that the movie turns on its head and examines from multiple different facets and angles. At its heart, it asks us to examine if we should forgive others, if we can afford grace for those that made mistakes, if we are who we are on our very worst days, and the distinction between intention vs action. It also skewers a certain type of social norm in the US. It's a deep movie that plays in shocking fashion. Even though the entirety of the movie is almost dialogue between characters, my theater was audibly gasping and screaming at multiple points. I strongly suggest going into it with no prior knowledge because it plays out like a wild ride. I do suspect its very dark comedy will not necessarily play well with everyone, but Zendaya and Robert Pattinson are incredible at selling it, fully blending into their roles. They are going to be in 3 movies together this year, and it's so impressive how I never thought about that because I was completely immersed in their roles and never noticed the stars behind the characters. I think this might be Zendaya's best performance to date. This movie is so confident and cohesive in its messaging, so cleverly written, that it is a must watch even if it might make viewers uncomfortable.

This definitely wasn’t anything like I expected. It plays like a dark comedy but I feel like it forgot the comedy. I see that a lot of people really enjoyed this but I’m just not into this type of romantic comedy, if we want to call it that. It felt more like a dark drama with an attempt at poor humor. I mean I did chuckle a few times mostly at the stupidity of it. I understand that entirely the point of the movie but it didn’t really work for me. I’ve never really cared for Alana Haim and I especially hated her here. Robert Pattinson and Zendaya were really good. I can appreciate what they were going for and the message that was conveyed. I kind of grew bored with this as it went on. It just wasn’t really my cup of tea. Side note: My buddy Joe walked out of the theater because he couldn’t stand it. I at least stuck around for the end. * AMC Crestwood 18

I just wanna say, I really f***ing hate Rachel!