I get excited when I find a director expertly brings together images and emotions, music and dialogue, into a narrative that heightens the story and makes the experience of taking it in so rewarding. Early into Blink Twice it was clear Kravitz has an eye for how to build up her tale and the emotional resonance of it so effectively. I was riveted from the beginning. Her film is a puzzle movie, asking you to figure it out, and when it is revealed to all be something far less mysterious and far more disturbing than many of us would have guessed, Blink Twice manages to shake us and deliver on an ending which is both satisfying and logical.
Ackie is an incredibly charismatic actor who is captivating on screen. You just want to watch her and all that she does with her characters and her performance here is very strong. Arjona is a rising star as well who delivers a character who turns out to be far more interesting than one would originally think. They are standouts in an overall strong cast including Tatum who should play villains more often.
But what is really effective about Blink Twice is just how salient the story is. The biggest surprise for me was how real world it felt, how not-fantastical the reveal was, and how much more powerful it made the story. Films with these sorts of puzzles can often stumble over the ending, not knowing how to resolve the problems they raise in a way that feels honest of satisfying. But Blink Twice pulls that off well to. Yes it maybe starts to get ever-so-slightly over the top but the ending it delivers is a clever punch that... well you just need to see it.
I love it when I get to say I'm excited to see what a new director is going to do next and this is one of those times.
Blink Twice
Starring: Naomi Ackie, Channing Tatum, Alia Shawkat, Christian Slater, Simon Rex, Adria Arjona, Haley Joel Osment, Levon Hawke, Geena Davis, Kyle McLachlan, Zoë Kravitz
Director: Zoë Kravitz
Writers: E.T. Feigenbaum, Zoë Kravitz
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