Blink Twice
Have you ever wanted a movie that feels like a mix of Midsommar, The Menu and Don’t Worry Darling? Well writer and director Zoë Kravitz delivers a new psychological thriller which does just that.
What starts as ‘a rich man meets woman struggling to pay rent and an impromptu group trip to a remote island movie’ soon turns into a situation more sinister than expected.
After drug and alcohol fueled days, Frida (Naomi Ackie) discovers somethings wrong when she can’t find her best friend, and no one else remembers her being there. The story further develops as more of the women start regaining their memory on what exactly is happening on the island.
For me it sits at a 3 star due to a very slow start. I checked the time roughly 50 minutes in, and from that point the movie explodes with story and excitement. The first 50 minutes spent too much time building on the ‘fun’ aspect of the trip - whereas I felt like it was very easy to understand the underlying story of the film.
Other than that, I loved it. The last hour or so were absolute brilliance. It was thrilling, engaging and had a lot of humour. Performances by Channing Tatum & Adria Arjona were my favourites. I am so happy to see Tatum in roles like this, as I think everyone views him as a comedy actor, but he has much more depth.
FYI: Theres a trigger warning at the start of the film regarding violence against women.