US EditionDrop Review: An almost-perfect thriller that’s fun and fast-paced
- Christopher Landon directed 'Drop,' a techno-thriller about a date gone wrong due to threatening airdrops.
- Violet, played by Meghann Fahy, is a widowed mother and survivor on her first date with Henry, a photographer.
- At a rooftop restaurant, Violet receives threatening messages via DigiDrop, escalating from memes to demands.
- The messages threaten Violet's family if she does not comply, with one reading, "Your son will die."
- The film follows Violet's struggle, with Meghann Fahy delivering a performance that makes the movie more than just a woman-in-peril story.
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Don’t take ‘Drop’ too seriously
There are two types of thrillers: the "hold your breath until it ends" kind and the "talk through the entire thing, yelling as if the characters can hear you" kind. While the former option might be more likely to win an Oscar, it's just not as much fun as the latter. For many thriller fans, there's truly no better feeling than screaming "Just run away!" or "Don't go in the creepy basement!" while throwing your hands into the air and spilling the…
'Drop' Stars Meghann Fahy And Brandon Sklenar On Keeping Tension In Thriller
What starts as a promising first date quickly spirals into a digital nightmare in Drop , the new Universal Pictures and Blumhouse thriller from director Christopher Landon . Meghann Fahy stars as Violet, a widowed mother cautiously stepping back into the dating world. When she meets Henry ( Brandon Sklenar ) at a chic restaurant, the chemistry is instant — until her phone starts buzzing with anonymous messages. The instructions are clear: Tell no
'Drop' Is Not A '90s Thriller Because The '90s Are Unfortunately Over
I haven’t been as excited to see a movie as I was to see Drop in possibly years. I saw the trailer a couple of months ago at the beginning of some other movie I don’t remember, and this is how the trailer goes: Ginormous house. Warm lighting. A little R&B. Meghann Fahy. “It’s just a date.” A soft halcyon vignette you know can only be prologue to a massive shitshow. Fahy leaves her cute kid with her cute kid sister at home, and now she’s wearing …
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