Here comes the bride and here comes … “The Drama.”
If one secret from your past changes how your partner and friends view you, what do you do?
The question might be hard to answer but luckily “The Drama” answers it for us or at least tries to.
“The Drama” stars Zendaya (“Euphoria, “Challengers”) and Robert Pattinson (“Twilight”, “The Batman”) as the couple, Emma and Charlie, who are just days away from their wedding.
One secret unveiled, however, changes everything for the supposedly happy couple.
When asked what the worst thing she had ever done during a night out, Emma’s answer does more than cause jaws to drop.
The whole movie (and their relationship) turns on its head completely after that reveal.
It’s hard to describe the plot without giving too much away. The whole movie is surrounded around that one key detail.
It’s best to go in completely blind, even better if you haven’t seen the trailer.
Zendaya and Pattinson bring these nuanced characters to life with their dark humor and complexities.
Both are able to convey so much emotion and intensity, thanks to their on-screen chemistry.
The movie follows a non-linear timeline at times, giving us flashbacks and quick snapshot scenes that are slightly out of place.
But it works as it provides additional context to the story.
Sometimes it felt like you were watching a feel-good rom-com and the next an eerie psychological horror film. Somehow it managed to be a perfect balance.
The name of the movie speaks for itself.
It’s discomfort and tension brought to life, which might very likely make you as equally anxious as these characters.
However, that’s because you are being pulled into the world these characters face.
“The Drama” drags you along with characters as they are continually faced with the moral question of what to do when the person you thought you knew had hidden something that completely changes the way you view them.
But “The Drama” doesn’t pull you into the anxious world of these characters for no reason. It has a simple yet complex principle: We all have skeletons in our closets.
It leads you to not only question what the worst thing you might’ve done in your life is but also has you understanding the ramification in the personal connections we have in our own lives.
It explores themes of transparency in relationships and the boundaries of love.
The movie doesn’t reveal this secret for the characters to figure out whether it was morally right or wrong. Instead, you’re able to observe the hidden undertones it shows.
How much can we accept who our partners were and can people truly change?
It delves deep into the hypotheticals.
From an outsider perspective it’s just two seemingly ordinary people, but it explores how difficult it may be to be raw and honest about yourself sometimes.
That’s why it hits hard.
The more the movie goes on, the more you witness the gradual breaking point of these characters.
It feels like a roller coaster ride you’re never really sure when it’s about to drop, which is exactly how I would describe “The Drama.”
It’s not your typical romance blockbuster but that intense buildup keeping you on the edge of your seat questioning what is going to happen next makes it all worthwhile.
Grade: A
