Violet agrees to meet with Henry (Brandon Sklenar), at a fancy skyline restaurant after an extended period of time limited to online chatting. Being a single mother and an abuse survivor; Violet is nervous about bringing someone into her life but is trying to get on with her life.
Things are going well until a series of messages bombard her phone which indicate someone is at her house with her son and sister and that harm will come to them if Violet does not follow the directions given to her.
With her every move being watched, Violet tries to find a way out of the situation which grows increasingly dangerous as she is given a set of tasks to accomplish all the while keeping Henry and others from suspecting that anything is wrong.
Naturally this causes very nervous and erratic behavior from Violet which makes Henry believe he rushed her into meeting when she was not in the right emotional state and staff to wonder if she is in danger from her date and looking for a way out.
Violet must figure out who is behind her situation and why before deadly consequences result.
“Drop” combines a solid cast and engaging premise to deliver a modern twist on a drama that made me think of some of Hitchcock’s classics in terms of an everyday person put into an extraordinary situation.
The height of the restaurant and the effect of the view made me think of “Vertigo” and the story being largely confined to one locale for the bulk of the story was effective.
The finale ramped things up and used some Hollywood standards instead of keeping things tight until the end but still was effective enough to bring the story to a tidy conclusion.
In the end “Drop” despite some flaws delivered an engaging enough diversion and looks to be another hit from Blumhouse.
3.5 stars out of 5
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