Review of Dropa

Dropa (2019)
3/10
A review from someone who DID NOT work on this film.
24 April 2020
Warning: Spoilers
This film could be interesting and different, but the producers soooo wanted a blade runner rip off, that's exactly what they got. Right down to the monologing of the main bad guy (alien) in the end to the hanging from a precipice good guy only to be caught when he loses grip and falls. They even added the 80s lens flare blade unmet was famous for when industrial light and magic perfected the look inner and close encounters. Only this time the woman protagonist actually does the catching, literally AND figuratively this time. The shots everyone is raving about have to be the closest "avoid going over budget" shots I've ever seen. So close in fact you have no idea how our protagonist gets shuffled off that ledge at the end, or what clearly happens to the antagonist in the end. Depending on the blade runner cut you watch, you also get the nuanced tie up in the end. Not gonna sugar coat this one. If you're feeling nostalgic for blade runner and a sullen cop a la Harrison Ford, you'll get half that here. Not worth the time. The only way you know what's going on is if you've seen blade runner to follow the shot for shot recreation scenes.
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