First dates are always so awkward. What do you wear? What do you talk about? Imagine, while stressing about all of those things, you are also being instructed to kill your date or your kid dies? New nightmare levels unlock in director Christopher Landon’s newest thriller, DROP. DROP is in theaters now, and honestly is one heck of a date night pick.
About DROP
First dates are nerve-wracking enough. Going on a first date while an unnamed, unseen troll pings you personal memes that escalate from annoying to homicidal? Blood-chilling.
Meghann Fahy, breakout star of White Lotus and The Perfect Couple, plays Violet, a widowed mother on her first date in years, who arrives at an upscale restaurant where she is relieved that her date, Henry (It Ends with Us’ Brandon Sklenar) is more charming and handsome than she expected. But their chemistry begins to curdle as Violet begins being irritated and then terrorized by a series of anonymous drops to her phone.
She is instructed to tell nobody and follow instructions or the hooded figure she sees on her home security cameras will kill Violet’s young son and babysitting sister. Violet must do exactly as directed or everyone she loves will die. Her unseen tormentor’s final directive? Kill Henry.
My Thoughts
I have been anxiously awaiting this release. I do love a good suspense film, especially when the trailer and poster have a Hitchcock vibe to it. Meghann Fahy has been a favorite of mine since I saw her in White Lotus, and I felt her quiet, delicate demeanor fit the role of Violet perfectly. Throughout DROP you could feel the anxiety and fear her character was experiencing.
The movie mostly takes place in a small restaurant, which gives the movie a very intimate feel. The plot is definitely not overwhelming and you will find yourself asking “why?” over and over again. Yet, the movie is still enough to keep you seated and wondering who the anonymous villain really is. The crazy part about this movie is how they use the “DigiDrop” feature(similar to AirDrop). Using modern tech in a psychological thriller definitely raises the bar for new fear levels in real life. Of course, most would absolutely ignore the repeated requests and would never let it get that far. But if that happened, we wouldn’t have a movie.
There is some comedic relief sprinkled throughout, but there are a few scenes that could be very triggering. DROP is rated PG-13 for strong violent content, suicide, some strong language and sexual references. Domestic violence plays a heavy role in this movie, and surprisingly, is not mentioned in the rating. I am very surprised at this rating, as I would not recommend this movie for young teenagers.
DROP has a runtime of 100 minutes(1h 40min). The movie moves at a good pace, which allows you to get really invested in what is happening. And then, all of a sudden, it picks up speed and ends in a very off-the-wall, how-the-heck kind of ending. You literally go from one extreme to the other, very quickly. That sort of ruined watching it again for me. But, if it showed up on a streaming service I already paid for and nothing else was happening, I might watch it again.
While DROP may not be the best movie to see in the theaters, it’s not the worst. DROP is in theaters now – grab your tickets and check it out!
DROP – IN THEATERS APRIL 11
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A Disney blooded, crafty, fun-lovin’ wife/mom/organizer/planner, etc who is obsessed with all things Disney 🙂 Maria grew up with the Magic Kingdom and has loved watching WDW evolve into what it is today. A firm believer in the Power of Pixie Dust, she is the owner of The Disney Driven Life – A Community for Neurotic Disney People & a d.i.y. crafty blog, Carousel of Projects – create~inspire~share.
