Blink Twice
Blink Twice
When tech billionaire Slater King meets cocktail waitress Frida at his fundraising gala, he invites her to join him and his friends on a dream vacation on his private island. As strange things start to happen, Frida questions her reality.
Kevin Ward reviewedJuly 1, 2025
Strong debut feature from Zoë Kravitz. It’s an elegantly shot, tightly edited, feminist horror. Really loved the visual palette and the use of color to emphasize thematic elements. The use of yellow and red really reminded me of M. Night Shyamalan’s The Village, just in a much more lavish setting. Yellow seems to represent memory or safety perhaps while the reds represent danger. I always love seeing that kind of use of color, particularly for a debut feature. If there are some drawbacks, it’s a little predictable with regard to who the villain is and what their motivations are. But it’s still satisfying to watch it all play out. Naomi Ackie was great in lead, but Tatum’s monologue is the film’s defining moment that serves to skewer PR apology tours. And apparently 2024 unlocked my Adria Ajorna crush. Also loved seeing Geena Davis, feminist icon, here but I would have really loved if she’d had a more significant or meaningful role.
It’s not the deepest film, thematically speaking. It may even be a bit on the nose. It’s entertaining all the same. Forgive and forget? Who needs forgiveness when all can be forgotten?