What are critics saying about The Drama? Zendaya and Robert Pattinson dubbed 'perfect' casting

Robert Pattinson and Zendaya's The Drama is just days away, following a marketing campaign big enough to convince even the most anti-romance among us.

It's one of Zendaya's many projects for this year; a roster which includes Euphoria, Dune 3, The Odyssey, and Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

The A24 movie, brought to life by Kristoffer Borgli, follows a couple Emma and Charlie (Pattinson and Zendaya) preparing to get married when a game prompts secrets to emerge and derail everything - the night before their wedding.

While it's billed as a rom-com, even that might a strong word to describe it.

However, the first critics' reviews are now in - and despite it being branded "uncomfortable" to watch - they appear to be pretty good.

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"It’s conflicted, messy, ambiguous, and imperfect, but it’s treated with enough of a delicate, scrupulous hand", The Independent's four-star review reads.

Both The Guardian and Empire similarly handed it four stars, dubbing it "dark" but "hilarious".

There's consistency in people's feelings about Pattinson and Zendaya's performances, too.

The Cinematic Reel called their acting "compelling", while Deadline confirmed the casting "could not be better".

“The choice of Emma’s secret ultimately works," explains Screen Rant. "The goal is not merely to trigger and manipulate our preconceptions, but to push past them; to consider the human underneath a label we’ve become all too familiar with.”

One consistent message throughout the response to the movie? It's about to spark conversations that we've probably never had with our loved ones before. Consider us seated for this one.

Watch the full trailer for The Drama:

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The Drama is in cinemas from 3 April

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