Drop is basically the same premise as Carry-On… which makes for a funny double feature. Carry-On… oops Dropped it. Har-de-har-har. Anyway, both films are about someone being blackmailed by an unknown person via their cell phone… “do what I say or your family gets it”. Only Carry-On was set in the dynamic world of a busy airport while Drop is set at a high class restaurant. One scenario invites more opportunity for suspense than the other.

So, yes, Meghann Fahy plays a mom on her first date since her husband died. The guy she’s meeting seems like a nice guy… so its weird the mysterious person on Apple AirDrop starts texting her to follow orders and kill him or her sister and little boy will get it.

It’s a fine premise and it knows how to build suspense… up to a point. The problem is that the restaurant just doesn’t have enough variability and viability for an extended runtime. There isn’t enough room for thriller moments in such a small location and the premise starts to run out of steam. It eventually begins to sag as the situation gets longer in the tooth, especially when logic and plot holes develop.

It’s well acted though and the two leads have chemistry when they can calm down and just enjoy a meal. There’s juust enough room for a whodunit when examining the restaurant staff and patrons. There’s a few cool side characters like the bartender and especially the over-excitable waiter who is having the worst first day. They bring some fun to the table.

I didn’t hate this film, I just think it needed to get out and touch grass more often. It’s too hyper-focused at keeping the thrills to the restaurant to its detriment. But the acting and dialog are solid and the suspense usually works. It’s a… serviceable film (pun intended).

Score: 79