The Drama hit cinemas on April 3, 2026, and was directed by Kristoffer Borgli.
The film explores the ups and, mostly, the downs of Emma and Charlie’s relationship as something unexpected and uncomfortable comes to light before their big day.
Film News Blitz writer Bella Ford gives her thoughts on the movie starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson.
Be warned, spoilers ahead.
What’s the worst thing you’ve ever done?
The big twist that everyone in The Drama is talking about takes place in a crazy game of truth between Emma (Zendaya), Charlie (Pattinson) and their best friends Rachel (Alana Haim) and Mike (Mamoudou Athie).
In the game, each member of the quartet is asked, what’s the worst thing you’ve ever done?
Rachel locked a child in a cupboard and left them there for days,
Charlie cyberbullied someone so badly that they had to move town.
Rachel’s husband, Mike, also takes part and mentions his trauma as he used someone as a “human shield” from a dog attack.
These confessions are largely forgotten about in the film.
The focus is on Emma, and she reveals that she very nearly executed a school shooting while in high school.
The revelation rocks the other three, with Rachel particularly outraged as she furiously explains that her cousin is wheelchair bound because of a shooting.
Charlie reacts in disbelief, and Mike aims to give Emma the benefit of the doubt.
Before the game, it looked like Charlie and Emma’s special day was going to be a triumph, with the opening scenes depicting their meet-cute, and Pattinson’s character planning a heartfelt wedding speech.
One question changes everything.
Pattinson’s character
Charlie realises that this isn’t the Emma he saw in the coffee shop, the Emma who he is going to marry, or the Emma who he loves.
He spirals. And Pattinson plays this extremely well.
From this point on, Charlie’s thoughts unravel.
He starts to think if Emma’s tendencies of violence are going to come up again.
He is in such a state that he confides in his work colleague, tempted to commit adultery in the process.
Film details
The constant chopping of the camera angles and cuts in this film are superb, especially the little nods to the school shooting throughout.
The wedding scenes and Rachel’s speech are written perfectly, and the DJ mishap, which sounded like a gunshot, was perfectly timed.
Throughout the film, there’s a sense of humour, especially when young Emma (Jordyn Curet) is recording a video before the planned shooting.
This is confusing; the whole theatre is laughing, but there’s this sense of uneasiness about it, and it makes you think that you really do not know what anyone is up to in their lives.
Even the people you’re closest to.
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