Lizzy Caplan and Lucy DeVito in Drag
The horror genre is packed with bare-bones, simple ideas that have been turned into fantastic feature-length films. Halloween is just about a guy who wants to kill random people. The Blair Witch Project sent some filmmakers into the woods with a camera to try and find an old legend.
Saw is literally two dudes trapped in a bathroom. But with their feature debut Drag, writer-directors Raviv Ullman and Greg Yagolnitzer create an all-time simple premise: what if someone robbed a house, and their back went out? It’s a concept that both sounds like it couldn’t warrant an entire feature, yet also, you hear the idea, and you go, “Huh, well that is an intriguing idea…” Thankfully, Drag is a compelling 82 minutes, but even with that short runtime, it starts to feel like that concept is about to start running on fumes. Lizzy Caplan and Lucy DeVito Get Stuck in a Terrible Burglar Situation in 'Drag' In Drag, Lizzy Caplan and Lucy DeVito play sisters, and if you have a hard time figuring out what their deal is, the credits list Caplan as “Fuckup,” and lists DeVito as simply “Sister.” Caplan’s “Fuckup” asks her sister to drive her for a quick robbery of a house in the middle of nowhere, and to be her lookout. The owner of the home should be gone for a while, so there shouldn't be any problems. That is, until Fuckup's back goes out mid-robbery, leaving Sister to also enter the house and find her thieving sister in pain and unable to move in a bathtub. The pair comes up with the only idea they have: Sister will drag Fuckup out of the house. It sounds easy, but strangely, such a basic idea comes with tons of complications. Every movement hurts Fuckup, they’re on the second floor, and there might be some stray nails in the floor that could’ve used a few more hits into the wood. And as one would expect, the home’s owner, played by John Stamos, comes home much earlier than they expected, and he’s brought a date . These two sisters have to find a way out of this house without alerting its owner, or they may be facing a fate worse than they ever expected. 'Drag' Does Everything It Can To Pad This Story Out Into Feature-Length Ullman and Yagolnitzer’s screenplay really takes its time going from one obstacle to the next as we watch these sisters on their quest. Drag almost feels episodic because of this approach, hitting one speed bump before it moves onto the next. The first act of the film largely focuses on Fuckup and Sister trying to figure out how they should broach the situation they find themselves in, followed by attempting to figure out how to get Fuckup out of the tub, then eventually deciding Sister should just drag Fuckup out of the house. Drag does make each new hurdle interesting in its own way, particularly when it leans into the absolutely ridiculous body horror that Caplan’s Fuckup has to go through here. Just the aforementioned nail in the floorboard is enough to make you squirm in your seat, while the way she gets down to the first floor is a great laugh-out-loud moment of physical humor. But once Stamos and Ko enter the picture, Drag cranks up things quite a bit with much larger stakes, and it absolutely feels like Ullman and Yagolnitzer are trying to find another way to stretch out this story with another major shift in where the story goes. Without spoiling Drag’s change about halfway through, the film leans heavily into a much darker concept that manages to not feel too out of place, despite the switch. That being said, the way this story is paced does sort of feel like Ullman and Yagolnitzer getting to the end of one part of the story, then trying to find a way to up the ante for the next scene, over and over. At 82 minutes, they’re really pulling every stitch on this story’s seams and trying to figure out new directions to go in. For the most part, it works, and Drag remains intriguing in how these sisters are going to get out of this situation, but you can definitely feel the story being padded at every step of the process. Lizzy Caplan, Lucy DeVito, and John Stamos Make 'Drag' Work As Well as It Does By and large, Drag ends up being a three-hander , and even though this film lives and dies with this cast, this trio makes this concept work. Lizzy Caplan is fantastic in a role that allows her to lean into her great comedic chops. Caplan has never quite had the opportunity to be this physical in a comedy before, but she absolutely nails the mixture of fear this character is feeling in this position and ludicrous situations that lead to some pretty funny moments. As the Fuckup, Drag is largely about Caplan’s character trying to stand on her own two feet — both literally and metaphorically — and it’s great to watch Caplan explore both of these aspects of her character. DeVito probably has the hardest role here, as she’s easily the most put-together character of the group, yet she never falls into the straight woman part. She brings a much-needed heart and smarts to this story in a film that could’ve easily become ridiculous. It’s also particularly great to see John Stamos go all-in with a character that is so over-the-top and unexpected from him. It’s been quite some time since Stamos has had a film role of this size, and it’s one of the oddest things he’s ever done on camera. Yet that disconnect from what we know Stamos as and where this character goes makes for some of the wildest moments in the film. Subscribe to our newsletter for sharp indie-horror takes Want more on indie horror and compact, single-location films? Subscribe to our newsletter for clear-eyed breakdowns of movies like Drag, performance-focused takes, craft analysis, and why simple ideas stretch into feature films. Get Updates By subscribing, you agree to receive newsletter and marketing emails, and accept our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. You can unsubscribe anytime. Drag is certainly a story that feels like it could’ve been a captivating and tense short film, and while Ullman and Yagolnitzer’s film does make it mostly work, Drag is stretched fairly thin at even under an hour and a half. Yet this is a promising debut that shows just how much these two can do with so little, and with just a cool idea, a solid cast, a decent score by Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump, and a single location, Drag makes the most of its fairly simple conceit.Review 6 10 Drag A cool premise that gets stretched a bit too thin. Like Follow Followed Thriller Comedy Release Date March 13, 2026 Writers Greg Yagolnitzer, Raviv Ullman Producers Danny DeVito, Lucy DeVito, Jake DeVito Cast Drag is a 2026 thriller that follows two amateur burglars whose routine robbery goes awry when one injures his back. The pair must navigate escalating challenges in their desperate attempt to flee the scene before the homeowner's return transforms their predicament into a crisis.
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