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The Drama’ Earns Strong Early Scores as Reviews Praise Leads and Question the Finish

Early reviews call the film provocative, uneven.

Overview

  • Rotten Tomatoes shows an 83% critics’ score based on 76 reviews, with audience scores not yet posted.
  • Critics describe Kristoffer Borgli’s A24 film as a dark, discomforting anti-rom-com led by Zendaya and Robert Pattinson.
  • The Playlist’s review highlights sharp performances and themes of validation and reputation, while noting the film “struggles to stick the landing.”
  • Positive notices cite bold provocation and craft, while dissenting reviews from outlets like Rolling Stone and Time Out argue the characters feel implausible and the edginess overstated.
  • The R-rated feature opens in theaters nationwide and co-stars Alana Haim and Mamoudou Athie, extending Borgli’s run of provocation-forward comedies after Sick of Myself and Dream Scenario.