What is the worst date you’ve ever been on? if you want to feel better about that, Meghann Fahy gets a doozy in Drop, the new Blumhouse thriller from Christopher Landon (happy Death Day). Blumhouse typically works with horror films, but this is a tight thriller, using time and limited locations to drive the story. It also does have audio description, and considering the clues you’ll be picking up, I’d highly recommend using it.

Fahy plays a single mother raising her son mostly on her own, with occasional help from her sister (violet Bean). She has been talking online with Henry (Brandon Sklenar) and just finally has decided to go on a date. She heads out, leaving her sister with her son, and is ready for a fancy date. But, that ends up getting derailed when some random stranger in the restaurant starts dropping (like, airdrop) her these requests. turns out her date, Henry is a photographer, and he’s seen something he shouldn’t have. the mystery man has a partner watching her sister and son, and she’s under constant surveillance, and doesn’t know who to trust. Can she make it out of this without killing her date?

Fahy has been on the rise as a talent (aside from the unbreakable boy), and this does a solid job of showcasing her ability to carry a film. I liked a lot about this, even if it was predictable.Landon does expect the audience to ignore things in order for his conveniences to play out. For example, her home seems oddly close to the restaurant, which makes for a leap of faith finale. Also, the studio kind of ruins the film, because part of the whole gimmick is that anyone could be the guy. Even the audio description does a great job of managing this. hell, as a blind audience, this film probably works better for us, because we can’t catch all the weird background looks that might happen while a more primary action is being described. you also don’t get to recognize faces, as maybe someone feeling too familiar for a supporting role.

that being said, the way the actors are credited is extremely telling. I don’t even want to explain it, but if I were Christopher Landon, I’d be pissed. Never has a cast needed an alphabetical order more than this one. This is why other films do alphabetical.

And, the second guy, the one at the house is painfully obvious when you think about the film you’ve seen. There is an attempt at misdirect through flashbacks revealing Lahy’s ex was not a good guy. But there’s this one really random occurrence that stands out like a sore thumb.

Even if half of it was deeply predictable, i did enjoy the play at hand, with Fahy trying to figure out who was doing this to her. Even in the beginning, before things get serious, Henry is aware of the drops. There’s a ton of potential here, and I could see this being a franchise of other people being harassed the same way in different locations. drop 2 on a plane?

Landon has proven to be a solid director, but Blumhouse is inconsistent with their quality. drop elevates a lot of the crap they put out on a seemingly monthly basis. it is certainly worth a one time watch, but I wonder if it is still fun if you know how the sausage got made.

Fresh: 7.7/10