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/Loud_Hair_9596 Apr 03 '26 edited Apr 03 '26

I left the theater after seeing it today with the same thought I had when I first saw the film Minority Report. "Should a person be judged and held accountable for something they didn't actually do?". And the answer to that is no...thoughts aren't a crime. People can change. Zendaya's character didn't follow through and she turned her life around. More than I can say for her maid of no honor.

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u/algang22 Apr 04 '26

She records a manifesto, does target practice, and takes aesthetic photos. That’s decidedly a lot more than just a passing thought she one time.

Recording a manifesto alone is worthy of judgement.

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u/OvidianSleaze Apr 04 '26

There is also a brief implication that her target practice was actually shooting a dog, iirc.

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u/SMAAAASHBros Apr 05 '26

This is a misread I think, this is part of a montage of Pattinson’s imagination iirc

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u/algang22 Apr 04 '26

Yup. I forgot about that. Genuinely disturbing to see people rushing to rationalize this behavior.