Film Review – The Drop

“The Drop” isn’t really a film, it’s more of a showcase for improvisational interactions among actors tasked with feeling around for moments instead of participating in scenes. It’s a comedy, but not really, with co-writer/director Sarah Adina Smith unsure if she even wants to make a funny movie to begin with, mostly interested in thinly veiled hostilities between people in relationships. The central idea concerns a mistake made by one character that triggers a flood of shame during a destination wedding, and there’s something intriguing about such a disaster. However, “The Drop” doesn’t have shape or timing, with juicy bits of hidden hostilities and silent struggle generally ignored as the ensemble plays make-em-up games that often go on way too long. Smith doesn’t seem too concerned with editing or performance, with the feature in desperate need of something more than just sustained aimlessness. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com