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‘Drop’ Review: A Paranoid Tech Thriller Set During a Nerve-Wracking First Date
With 'Drop,' Christopher Landon crafts a pulpy surveillance mystery that gives way to something giddy and exciting
After a hair-raising prologue involving a couple pointing guns at one another (a scene whose purpose clicks into place much later), “Drop” gently introduces its protagonist, widowed mother Violet (Meghann Fahy), as she prepares for her first date with Henry (Brandon Sklenar), a handsome photographer she’s been speaking to online. Her snarky, supportive sister Jen (Violett Beane) helps her get ready for the evening and babysits her adorable 5-year-old Toby (Jacob Robinson) as Violet heads for the upscale restaurant Palate, whose winding, oaken hallways lead to a warm and decadent atrium exposed to the city below. The ornate skyscraper restaurant, built entirely for the production, plays host to a number of innocent interactions between Violet, the colorful staff (Jeffery Self’s intrusive, overly enthusiastic waiter is a particular delight) and a few idiosyncratic patrons at the bar where she waits for Henry to arrive.
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