The Drama
While flawed, the ZEJ team thought The Drama was better than it’s reviews. Pattison and Zendaya are great as always, and it was a fun thread to follow, but ultimately felt a bit slow. I liked how it played out and if you like the actors, you’ll probably like this.
-Z
After some initial no-so-great reviews, I was pretty hesitant as we went to the theater to see this film, and while it was better than I thought it would be (and much more humorous), it definitely still had some issues. The moral dilemma at the center of the film is pretty interesting, but just not explored in the way I think it could have been. The ending also did not sit well with me. I understand why this was considered controversial, but I’m not sure the edginess works in the way it is meant to.
-E
Sadly, I do believe that we are slowly running into the end of A24. Neon seems to be giving us better movies time and time again, but I do believe we got the best A24 so far of 2026. Going into this movie, I had really no idea what this film was about, but it would be hard to have expected what it was about. Now, do I think they could have changed the content to make it better some? Maybe. But I thought it was acted great and created tons of tension throughout. I think this is a movie that will be forgotten, but it was a really good film.
-J
