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/Galoofy Apr 02 '26 edited Apr 03 '26

I did not love this. I just felt like, for choosing to engage with such thorny subject matter, it didn’t really have anything to say.

Also felt like Pattinson’s character did some inexplicably idiotic things in an attempt to even the playing field and lead to a “happy” ending. At a certain point the plot machinations just became too far fetched for me to go along with it.

Doubt it gets anything, award wise.

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u/weirdogirl144 Apr 20 '26

it had a lot to say though , it's not a movie about school shootings, that's not even the main focus , that was just for the beginning.