Overview
- The film, directed by Kristoffer Borgli and starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, follows a couple in the tense days before their wedding with a dark, provocative tone.
- Debate has centered on a concealed plot device tied to gun violence, with March For Our Lives criticizing the project and reviewers questioning how the subject is used.
- A24 asked critics not to publish spoilers before release, a request the Washington Post’s critic called a dirty trick because of the sensitive material involved.
- Some reviewers argue the movie uses its shocking reveal to examine forgiveness and commitment rather than make a political point, casting it as a study of marriage under strain.
- Others denounce it as manipulative or shallow about race, citing critiques in the New Yorker, New York Magazine, and Bloomberg, even as Zendaya’s performance draws wide praise.