US Edition‘The Drama’ Review: Zendaya And Robert Pattinson Are Sublime In Borgli’s Haunting Tragicomedy
Emma’s past disclosure sends the engaged couple into paranoia and doubt, as the film’s publicity keeps the twist under wraps.
- Director Kristoffer Borgli's new film "The Drama" stars Zendaya and Robert Pattinson as a couple whose relationship unravels after a wedding dinner game reveals a dark secret from the bride's past.
- During a pre-wedding dinner, Emma confesses she once fantasized about school violence, a revelation that horrifies her maid of honor Rachel and leaves her fiancé Charlie spiraling.
- This disclosure occurs only 20 minutes into the film, which director Borgli uses as a foundational premise rather than a narrative twist to explore the couple's unraveling mental states.
- Charlie, a British museum director, struggles to process the truth, leading to a "glitchy ruckus" where the couple faces profound paranoia and self-doubt before their wedding day.
- Critics note the film resembles Borgli's previous work "Dream Scenario," though some suggest the script focuses more on inflammatory concepts than the inner life of its characters.
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Zendaya and Robert Pattinson’s ‘The Drama’ Is a Black Comedy With a Killer Twist: Movie Review
Two out of four stars Dearly beloved, let’s get this out of the way: The Drama is not for everyone. The provocative A24 film, written and directed by Kristoffer Borgli, asks a charged question: How well do you know your partner? And the week of your wedding, is there anything that person could reveal that would make you question your entire relationship? Charlie (Robert Pattinson) and Emma (Zendaya) are getting married in just a few days. While …
The Drama Exhumes the Inherent Terror of Marriage
Can you ever really know the person you’re about to marry? It does not matter whether it has been two years or 20, there are always hidden depths to your partner that you may never fully realize. Most of the time, this is the stuff of romance: Marriage requires faith in yourself and your spouse, a shared commitment to finding the inherent uncertainty of relationships as a source of excitement. The Drama, a confrontational dark comedy by writer a…
What would you do if just a few days after the wedding your beloved bride confessed among friends that when she was little she had planned a massacre at school (without ever performing it, however)? The Drama, the third film by Kristoffer Brogli (Dream Scenario) caught on fire so, with a peregrine, insinuating and disturbing obsession that gripes unconscious and drives Charlie (Robert Pattinson), deputy director of an important museum of an Amer…
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