Blink Twice
2024 · Directed by Zoë Kravitz
Original language: English
- mystery
- thriller
- horror
The story
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. But despite the epic setting, beautiful people, ever-flowing champagne, and late-night dance parties, Frida can sense that there’s something sinister hiding beneath the island’s lush façade.
What it’s like
Sun-bleached and glossy, with saturated tropical greens, pale marble and white linen against a blue sea, and the warm, flattering light of an endless resort afternoon that slowly turns hazy and wrong. Handheld camera stays close to faces in crowded rooms, while slow pans across empty corridors and poolside stillness build a pressure that sits just under the surface. The score leans on pulsing electronic beats at the parties, which fall away into unnerving quiet. Its vibe is glamorous unease, the sweetness of a holiday curdling into dread, with a dark, sardonic streak of satire about wealth and privilege running through it. It suits a late-night watch alone, when you want tension and glamour more than comfort. Pacing is steady and escalates toward the end, and the emotional arc follows a woman piecing together what is being hidden from her and reclaiming her own sense of agency. The intensity is high: sexual violence and assault are central, with some graphic and disturbing depictions, along with drug use, sharp menace and psychological cruelty. Not gentle. For viewers who want a stylish, unsettling thriller with a feminist edge and can handle hard subject matter.
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