AroView: Robert Pattinson and Zendaya make a fine (mis)matched couple whose plans to tie the knot are undone by a bizarre and outrageous confession in this deliciously dark comedy that hits a raw nerve in American society, while digging its satirical teeth into millennial love and marriage.

It’s a confident step up from Kristoffer Borgli, the Norwegian director of ‘Dream Scenario’, whose brave take here on a taboo subject has been considered beyond the pale by some but praise by others for its open and intelligent provocation and ridicule. It is a tightrope walk that is exciting to watch, and perhaps best enjoyed when not taken too literally, but instead as a broader survey of trust in romantic partnerships.

“A nuptial apocalypse has rarely been explored with such dark intelligence and mordant wit as in this often piercing and cringe-out-loud dramedy starring Robert Pattinson and Zendaya.” ~Kevin Maher, The Times

“An entertaining conversation piece, but make no mistake, The Drama is also one of the best movies you’ll see this year.” ~Alex Harrison, Screen Rant

“It offers us a provocation, a jeu d’ésprit of outrage, a psychological meltdown that is more astutely articulated than in many other more solemnly intended films. And it gives us what it promises in the title.” ~Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian