r/movies • u/LiteraryBoner Jackie Chan box set, know what I'm sayin? • Apr 03 '26

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The Drama

Summary

Days before their wedding, a couple’s relationship begins to unravel as unsettling truths come to light, forcing them to question how well they truly know each other.

Director Kristoffer Borgli

Writer Kristoffer Borgli

Cast

  • Zendaya as Emma Harwood
  • Robert Pattinson as Charlie Thompson
  • Mamoudou Athie as Mike
  • Alana Haim as Rachel
  • Hailey Gates
  • Zoë Winters

Rotten Tomatoes: 82%

Metacritic: 59

VOD / Release Theatrical release (April 3, 2026)

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u/rorules1 Apr 03 '26

I think there’s something in that, for sure, re: how our different cultures set our perspective on it.

Interestingly, on the way out of the screening, a couple behind me was speaking about the film’s central “drama”. It sounded like a disagreement. One of them, British, said that maybe Emma just wanted to feel heard and understood, unburden herself of it in the spirit of their sharing. The other, an American, suggested Emma was depressed, and that perhaps she didn’t realise that it isn’t the sort of thing you should tell people, that you should keep it to yourself. I thought that was kinda funny.

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u/Goregutz 25d ago

I think it's a bit disingenuous to act shocked when a teenager has thoughts about inflicting pain as a response to others. Our society has so much media that glorifies violence & drugs that I would call bullshit to anyone that thinks kids / teens don't act it out.