Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The movie “The Drama” has a captivating plot with a twist that starts within the first thirty minutes of the movie. This then changes the direction of the actions of every character and their feelings towards the main character Emma.
Emma Harwood, played by Zendaya, and Charlie Thompson, played by Robert Pattinson, are getting married within a week. They are having a very elegant high class wedding. While at their final tasting with their best friends, Rachel and Mike who are also married.
Emma and Charlie are talking about the DJ, who they have hired for their wedding, and how they spotted the DJ smoking crack. Eventually, that leads to a discussion about the worst things they ever did.
They all admit to things almost equally bad and then Emma, for the first time, admits the worst thing she did when she was 15. This then turns the plot and the way all the other characters interact with her.
This movie did a good job connecting the characters’ worst things they did to how they act and perceive other people’s actions. It shows the uncomfortable exploration of modern relationships and dark secrets.
This movie also touches on a broader policy issue within America that led to Emma’s worst thing she ever thought of doing, but also the reason she had stopped her plan.
