Drop (2025)

A widowed mother (Meghann Fahy) and survivor of domestic violence goes on her first date in years with a charming photographer (Brandon Sklenar). Their date is interrupted by a series of anonymous drops to her phone showing a masked killer entering her home and ordering her to follow a series of instructions. Directed by Christopher Landon (HAPPY DEATH DAY). Despite an extremely far fetched plot (and the unpleasantness of using domestic violence as a gimmick), the first hour of this mystery thriller is very good. Landon keeps an intensity that propels the movie forward at an exciting pace. Alas, the film goes off the rails in its last half hour. It becomes so ludicrous as to be laughable and all the good will it generated in its first hour goes out the window. Even the film's good reviews acknowledged the absurdity of its gimmicky narrative. With Reed Diamond, Violett Beane, Jeffery Self and Gabrielle Ryan.