Drop movie review: Predictable thriller phones it in

Henry and Violet have been chatting for three months before they set up this date at the chic restaurant atop a Chicago skyscraper. And then, just as Henry comes in, a bit late, his shirt unbuttoned to reveal a very unflattering undershirt – why, in a hotel full of men in formals! – the digi drops start peaking.

We mostly know where Drop is going, and in that, the film is predictable, its stars Fahy and Sklenar boringly pleasant – even if the trick of having the threats to Violet play out like scrolls across the screen is not neat beyond a point. It is when the film reaches beyond its limited 50-feet radius (digi drops can happen between two phones at that maximum distance) into the murky world of politics that Drop takes a plunge.

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And what’s with all the real physical violence unleashed on women during the course of the film? Given Violet’s history, that’s simply gratuitous.

Drop movie director: Christopher Landon
Drop movie cast: Meghann Fahy, Brandon Sklenar, Violett Beane, Jacob Robinson
Drop movie rating: 2 stars