A small group of attractive, self-consumed, privileged narcissists make the journey to an exotic vacation locale, where things quickly go sideways.
Sounds like “The White Lotus,” eh? On the surface, there are indeed similarities between Mike White’s smash hit series and director/co-writer Sarah Adina Smith’s feature-length cringe comedy “The Drop.” But whereas “Lotus” features tightly constructed, wryly clever writing and a bounty of intriguing characters with rich and layered storylines, “The Drop” has the feel of an extended improv exercise while spotlighting characters who are thinly sketched and often as boring as they are wickedly boorish, with the talented cast engaging in hit-and-miss dialogue that often falls flat. (Also, I’m not saying a sudden death or two would have spiced up this story, but I’m also not NOT saying that.)
