The Drop

The premise of the movie - a young man trapped in a parking garage and evading bad guys pursing him - isn't a bad one. The idea of adding supernatural elements to this premise also could have worked. However, the way that those ideas were executed here make for one of the worst movies I have seen in a long, long time. It seems like EVERYTHING about this movie is botched. Technically, the movie is a mess; the photography is dark and murky, the lighting is inadequate throughout, and the musical score is harsh and annoying. But what's even worse is the way the movie is written and directed. The movie makes no sense, with its constant meandering making you wonder in every scene if what we are seeing is "real" or a fantasy of one of the characters. It's so constantly confusing, I don't know how the heck I managed to watch the entire movie without hitting the eject button on my DVD player. One thing's for certain: I'm not going to seek out any other movies made by this director!