Frida (Naomi Ackie) and her gal pal Jess (Alia Shawkat) are two young ladies trying to make ends meet. When they get a job hostessing at a fundraising gala they come in contact with Slater King (Channing Tatum). The tech billionaire is fighting the cancel culture after a transgression that is never fully explained and the fundraiser is part of his road back. After their paths cross, King invites them to his island for a weekend of excess.

Once on the island, things seem too good to be true but as the days add up so does the sense of dread. Kravitz and company are masterful at building tension and even the most mundane action is handled in such a way as to add to the feeling of unease. This sensation builds and builds. The resolution only happens at the film’s end. The clues were there but the truth always seemed out of reach.

The aura of the monstrous actions of the late Jeffrey Epstein is never far from the surface and this only adds to the horror on screen. Equal parts fascinating and disturbing, Blink Twice is one of those oh-so-rare works that actually surprises you at the film’s end. It will leave you unsure if you loved the movie or were repulsed by it. Hours later after viewing it, I’m still unsure.
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The film’s ensemble cast includes BAFTA winner Naomi Ackie (“The End of the F***ing World,” “Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody”), Channing Tatum (the “Magic Mike” films, “The Lost City”), Golden Globe winner Christian Slater (“Mr. Robot”), Simon Rex (“Red Rocket”), Adria Arjona (“Andor”), Kyle MacLachlan (“Fallout,” “The House with the Clock in Its Walls”), with Oscar winner Geena Davis (“The Accidental Tourist”), and Alia Shawkat (“Drift,” “Search Party”).

When tech billionaire Slater King (Tatum) meets cocktail waitress Frida (Ackie) at his fundraising gala, sparks fly. He invites her to join him and his friends on a dream vacation on his private island. It’s paradise. Wild nights blend into sun soaked days and everyone’s having a great time. No one wants this trip to end, but as strange things start to happen, Frida begins to question her reality. There is something wrong with this place. She’ll have to uncover the truth if she wants to make it out of this party alive.

The “Blink Twice” screenplay is from Kravitz & E.T. Feigenbaum (“High Fidelity”), and the film is produced by Bruce Cohen, Tiffany Persons, Garret Levitz, Kravitz and Tatum. The executive producers are Stacy Perskie, Jordan Harkins and Vania Schlogel.

Kravitz’s creative team include Camerimage-nominated director of photography Adam Newport-Berra (“The Last Black Man in San Francisco”), production designer Roberto Bonelli (“Placa de Acero,” Ariel winner for art direction on “Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths”), editor Kathryn J. Schubert (“Out of the Blue,” “Bad Things”) and costume designer Kiersten Hargroder (“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” “Supergirl”). The music is by Chanda Dancy (“Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody”).

AMAZON MGM STUDIOS Presents a FREE ASSOCIATION / this is important / BOLD CHOICE Production, “Blink Twice.” The film is distributed internationally by Warner Bros. Pictures and will be only in cinemas 22 August 2024.
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He invites her to join him and his friends on a dream vacation on his private island. It’s paradise. Wild nights blend into sun soaked days and everyone’s having a great time. No one wants this trip to end, but as strange things start to happen, Frida begins to question her reality.

There is something wrong with this place. She’ll have to uncover the truth if she wants to make it out of this party alive.

With an ensemble cast including Naomi Ackie, Channing Tatum, Alia Shawkat, Simon Rex, Adria Arjona, Haley Joel Osment, Christian Slater, Kyle MacLachlan and Geena Davis, BLINK TWICE is a wild new psychological thriller directed by Zoë Kravitz.
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