Rent The Drama (2026)

More Drama Than It Earns - The Drama review by griggs

Having dodged every review to protect Zendaya’s big secret, the reveal itself landed fine. Everything after that is the problem — the plot plods toward an ending so heavily signposted that only a Hollywood Boulevard billboard could have made it more obvious. The Drama takes its time getting where you already know it’s going, and the journey there isn’t interesting enough to make up for it.

The writing lands a few genuine laughs, even if the audience I shared a dog-friendly screening with seemed to find it considerably funnier than I did. It was, incidentally, the first time non-dog owners have outnumbered dog owners at one of these screenings — make of that what you will.

Athie’s Mike is the only one worth rooting for, the one character who feels less like a concept than a person. Everyone else is either duplicitous, naive, or trapped somewhere in the smug little overlap between the two.

Kristoffer Borgli, though, remains a filmmaker whose eye is sharper than his pen — technically the film is impressive work, and those inventive editing flourishes from Dream Scenario find their way here too. Still, long may his working relationship with producer Ari Aster continue.

Mind, dropping visual and verbal nods to Louis Malle and Ingmar Bergman — however much I covet that The Passion of Anna poster — doesn’t elevate your film to their level. It just reminds us where the bar sits.

Terrible - The Drama review by KB

Nonsensical .Poor script, dire dialogue, uninteresting story ,unlikeable characters and badly acted (particularly Pattinson ).I abandoned this film long before the end as i wasn't enjoying it and i had/have zero interest in the outcome of it .A definite candidate for worst film of the year.

Wedding from Hell Drama with Some Funny Lines/Scenes - The Drama review by PV

I LOVED the Norwegian film SICK OF MYSELF by the same writer/director, by far the best satire on the pill-popping age of now (whether it's anxiety or weight loss pills). It's like a DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS for our age - a cautionary tale. I loved DREAM SCENARIO too despite the fact I usually hate Nicholas Cage.

This bears the hallmark of sly intelligence in all the films of Kristoffer Borgli. However, it does not reach their heights of his previous two films. I think that is because, for me anyway, this is all very American & New-York-based, with 2 lead actors chosen for their fame perhaps - though they act fine - to attract a younger audience. Not sure.

I did not quite believe the relationship somehow. Perhaps because I doubt an art gallery curator would behave as he does or fall for this mixed race girl - who imho is actually not that attractive. Anyway, that's just me.

I have zero interest in wedding movies either. I mean, why should I care?

Not sure I believed all the plot developments, the first which leads to the wedding going off the rails. Hated the ending (no spoilers). I could not believe that or some events.

Some decent jokes re Brits/Americans, though it never quite rings true for me as a story, or perhaps I did not believe the way characters reacted to events and news (no spoilers). This is the USA, where you can but guns in Walmart, remember! Not sure. Some clever imagined scenes and quick-edit cuts n fun too, which lifted the film from a rather pedestrian wedding-themed TWENTY-SOMETHING soap.

3.5 stars rounded up.