Written and directed by Zoë Kravitz, who co-wrote the story and screenplay with E.T. Feigenbaum, Blink Twice delivers an exciting thriller about men of power who exploit young women. After watching the trailer, it doesn’t take much to determine that something sinister is at hand when a group of impressionable young ladies get whisked away to a lavish, private island where they and their hosts eat, drink, and consume drugs until “merry.” However, one of the ladies discovers something very wrong when one of her closest friends disappears and struggles to piece together the truth.
Naomi Ackie stars as Frida. Frida and her best friend Jess (Alia Shawkat) must work a private banquet as cocktail waitresses serving wealthy and powerful men involved in the tech industry. The host is Slater King (Channing Tatum), a rich and connected tech mogul, who has recently had to apologize for bad behavior publicly. Upon meeting Frida, Slater introduces her and Jess to most of the party guests and eventually invites them to join him and his colleagues, along with other women, at the party for a stay on his private island.
Kravitz does a great job of setting the scenes and delivering palpable tension mixed with dark comedy and several surprises. As usual, I do not wish to spoil too much about the movie, so I will refrain from revealing any more about the story. The film features the cast’s excellent performances, with Tatum and Ackie standing out as stellar. The film also stars Christian Slater, Simon Rex, Adria Arjona, Haley Joel Osment, Geena Davis, and Kyle MacLachlan. Everyone in the movie performs well.
Blink Twice is now in theaters and is a highly recommended film. As a word of warning, the movie deals with some troubling, real-life problems that can trigger some people. Still, I found the resolution mostly satisfying and provocative.