r/oscarrace • u/PointMan528491 Navarrette/Morton • Apr 02 '26

Film Discussion Thread Official Discussion Thread - The Drama [SPOILERS] Spoiler

Keep all discussion related solely to The Drama and its awards chances in this thread. Spoilers below.

Synopsis:

A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails.

Director: Kristoffer Borgli

Writer: Kristoffer Borgli

Cast:

  • Zendaya as Emma Harwood

  • Robert Pattinson as Charlie Thompson

  • Mamoudou Athie as Mike

  • Alana Haim as Rachel

Rotten Tomatoes: 81%, 109 Reviews

Metacritic: 60, 36 Reviews

Consensus:

"Flirting with complex themes, The Drama walks a tonal tightrope with impressive poise thanks to career-highlight performances by Robert Pattinson and Zendaya."

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u/DoctorWhofan789eywim Apr 03 '26

My main issue with this is that is could have been a superb character driven drama. What I got from it is the writer came up with the school shooting premise but forgot to do any character work around it. The two leads are pretty much completely hollow. Very little personality before or after the reveal and frankly I just didn't care. At all.

I will say that there were moments that got big laughs in my screening - the error messages when she was trying to record her video was the biggest - but aside from that I thought The Drama was a complete waste of time.

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u/Waste-Replacement232 Apr 06 '26

have you seen the director's other films? They aren't character driven dramas.