Mystery mixes well with endearing duo

Several suspects served up on menu

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Having helmed the Happy Death Day flicks and Freaky, Christopher Landon has built up a strong reputation for comedy-horror.

With Drop he veers into mystery-thriller territory as widowed mum Violet (Meghann Fahy) is bombarded with anonymous threatening messages on her phone during her first date with Henry (Brandon Sklenar).

The whodunnit element is effectively played out in Jillian Jacobs’ and Chris Roach’s script as several potential suspects fill the luxurious restaurant.

Violet is literally and figuratively dangling over the edge with an evil blackmailer manipulating her every move while she looks out on a colossal drop from the window at her table.