Zoë Kravitz takes a thrilling leap from acting to directing with her searing feature debut. If Blink Twice falls just shy of the heady heights of Jordan Peele’s Get Out as a socially engaged and satirical thriller, it plays very much in the same ballpark, dauntlessly taking on gender, class, and racial dynamics that are cruel and widespread.
Naomi Ackie plays down-on-her-luck waitress Frida, who accepts an invitation from tech billionaire Slater King (Channing Tatum) to jump on a private jet for a getaway at his stylishly appointed private island. This luxurious setting is populated by partygoers (and poisonous snakes), but from the first close-up on a reptilian face it becomes clear something is amiss. As fellow guest (and reality-TV star) Sarah (Hit Man’s Adria Arjona) puts it after a few days: “I’m having a great time, but I also have this feeling that I’m like… not.”
