Drop 4K Review (Universal/Blumhouse)

Drop is a 2025 thriller directed by Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Happy Death Day 2U, Freaky, Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, Burning Palms, and Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse). It was written by Jillian Jacobs (Truth or Dare and Fantasy Island) and Chris Roach (WWE and Non-Stop). It was produced by Jason Blum (The Purge franchise, Insidious franchise, The Invisible Man, Get Out, Split/Glass, Happy Death Day 1/2, Halloween, The Black Phone, Freaky, The Hunt, MA, The Craft: Legacy, Night Swim, and Upgrade), Michael Bay (Transformers franchise, Bad Boys franchise, The Purge franchise, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise), and Brad Fuller (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise, The Amityville Horror, Friday the 13th, and A Nightmare on Elm Street). The budget was $11,000,000 and it grossed $28,659,027 worldwide at the box office!!!! First dates can be rough, Violet (played by: Meghann Fahy from The White Lotus, Sirens, Your Monster, and Miss Sloane) is a widowed mother who finally has worked up the courage to go on her first date in a long time with a photographer named Henry (played by: Brandon Sklenar from Vice, Midway, 1923, and The Big Ugly). Their brand new chemistry is rudely interrupted by a series of anonymous drops to Violet’s phone. She sees a masked intruder entering her home, she’s ordered to follow a series of dangerous instructions. Violet must do exactly as she’s told or her loved ones will die right away. Can she survive this date before it’s all too late???? Drop is a quality thriller with a creative concept that fits in with modern technology. Phones are very important and it shows what can happen when that device turned against you. Violet has a troubled past and she’s scared to move on from it. She tries to give life another chance and it ends up turning into a complete disaster. Meghann Fahy is fantastic as the desperate Violet. She’s stuck in an awkward and risky scenario that forces her to do things that she would never imagine. Brandon Sklenar is the unlucky Henry that let’s his job get himself in danger with all the wrong people. He’s just trying to put himself out there and his experience keeps getting weirder. These two leads have great chemistry together as strangers trying to vibe while learning more about each other. The rest of the supporting cast includes Reed Diamond (Homicide: Life on the Street), Violett Beane (The Flash), Jacob Robinson, Gabrielle Ryan (Power Book IV: Force), Sarah McCormack (The Blondey Way), Jeffery Self (Search Party), Ed Weeks (The Mindy Project), Ben Pelletier (Camping Trip), Fiona Browne (Fair City), and Travis Nelson (Tucker and Dale vs Evil). Director Christopher Landon has been fire for a little bit and it continues here. I really enjoyed the Happy Death Day franchise, Freaky, and Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse besides Drop. He’s also written the Paranormal Activity franchise, Heart Eyes, Disturbia, and Another Day in Paradise so I’m a little surprised that he didn’t help put together this script. Drop is all about paranoia and it keeps you guessing until it’s finally revealed. It’s not afraid to be a little over the top and it has a blast with it’s disaster date night. It’s all about the tension, Violent is trying to still act normal while all of this is going down. It has a stressful anxiety filled atmosphere and you start to question everyone in the restaurant. The villain is great in this, this was a refreshing role that took It’s time to fully develop. It’s available on Peacock if you want to check it out for yourself. Drop is very fun and darkly entertaining with all it’s mystery especially for mainly being in one location. I wasn’t expecting much because it was PG-13 but it ended up being a pleasant surprise. This is a impressive collaboration between both Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse Productions, RECOMMENDED!!!! Let’s discuss this high definition presentation and special features from Universal Pictures! This 2160p (2.39:1) transfer with Dolby Vision and HDR10 looks amazing in 4K. There’s all kinds of things going on at it’s main spot and it keeps very busy visually to distract from what’s happening. It has a few different audio options which includes English: Dolby Atmos, English: Dolby TrueHD 7.1, French: Dolby Digital Plus 7.1, and Spanish: Dolby Digital Plus 7.1 tracks on the UHD. The sound design is great and it adds to all of the paranoia. The audio definitely picks up for it’s crazy finish. All of the dialogue is crystal clear, the intensity is elevated, and the music has a huge boost to it. It has English, English SDH, and Spanish subtitles. It has an “Audio Commentary” with writer and director Christopher Landon. He chats about the score, shooting locations, cast, story, production design, and characters. He gets into the main restaurant location. He mentions they used a mix of real and artificial food for Drop. He gets technical about some of the more interesting shots in this. He adds some humor into the mix while he drops plenty of detailed information and inside stories about the production. It’s a good listen especially if you want to learn more about it. It has the almost 7 minute “A Recipe for Thrills: Making Drop”. It has interviews with the cast and crew. They chat about the concept and story. They talk about the violence and stunt work involved. It has the little over 4 minute “A Palate for Panic”. This highlights the main restaurant location. They discuss some of the food from it and it’s atmosphere. It has the almost 4 minute “Killer Chemistry”. This focuses on the lead characters Violent and Henry. It showcases their time together and them getting along. It adds some more backstory for the roles. It comes with a slipcover, a digital code, and a blu ray copy of the home video release. It’s available everywhere right now, CHECK IT OUT!!!!