The Drama

Looooved this. I got the same, tense feelings that I did watching Whiplash… which is high praise for me. It goes in crazy places but holds fast and close to its characters- who are played SPECTACULARLY. Rob and Zendaya shine here, and are given a tremendous amount of content to work with and showcase their range, and they pull through. The writing and editing lift the already tumultuous circumstances to even greater degrees… it’s such a well crafted romantic thriller. It was careful enough to feel authentic to its characters without getting preachy on certain subject matter. I actually think that everyone who is too eager to pile on to this movie about its handling of the subject matter is wrong 😌 Final 30 min is like fetal-position levels of discomfort, but you can’t look away, and even in the chaos, there’s some beauty to behold.