When Frida and Jess are invited to a CEO’s private island, they realize that the sinister desires of rich and powerful men are not only accommodated, but easily forgotten.
Blink Twice
Blink Twice is Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut. Kravitz not only directed and produced the film, but also wrote the script with E.T. Feigenbaum. The film stars Naomi Ackie, Channing Tatum (who also produced), Christian Slater, Simon Rex, Adria Arjona, Haley Joel Osment, Kyle MacLachlan, Geena Davis and Alia Shawkat. There is violence, and the subject matter might be hard to stomach considering what is happening right now in the States.
Frida (Naomi Ackie) is an animal -themed nail artist and cocktail waitress. She designs cute animal designs for nails. Her and her best friend and roommate, Jess (Alia Shawkat) are working as hostesses at an exclusive party for a billionaire tech mogul, Slater King (Channing Tatum). Frida and Slater hit it off immediately, and he invites the two waitresses to join him and his guests for a weekend getaway at his personal private island. Frida and Jess are way out of their league with the other female guests which include Sarah (Adria Arjona), a reality show star, Camilla (Liz Caribel) a brilliant app developer, Heather (Trew Mullen) a lawyer, and Stacy (Geena Davis), the personal assistant to Slater. Zoë Kravitz has a small part as the stewardess on the private jet.
Slater’s close male friends, Rich (Kyle MacLachlan), Tom (Haley Joel Osment), Lucas (Levon Hawke), Vic (Christian Slater) and Cody (Simon Rex) all appear to be harmless, cool guys. The island is beautiful, and the ladies are supplied with everything they need, including perfume made from the flowers that grow on the island. Everything appears harmless, the men are perfect gentlemen, the food and drinks, never ending…but there are signs. Frida is puzzled as to why the maid (Maria Elena Olivares) recognizes her and calls her Red Rabbit.
Frida keeps having unnerving flashbacks, and the other ladies are puzzled by the strange bruises on their bodies. Slater does have a bad reputation for his wild parties, but the ladies are treated respectfully or so we think. It isn’t until Jess is bitten by one of the island’s venomous snakes that the awful truth is revealed.
Conclusion
I am withholding any spoilers with this review because the ending is an unexpected but worthwhile shocker. Blink Twice is available on Netflix, and it is definitely a film that speaks volumes on the sad conditions of our world. Unless you’ve been living in a cave, everyone is aware of the horrendous goings on at Epstein’s Island with rich men and children, and yet, those men are still walking free. One of them was just elected president of these United States.
We are still digesting the crimes committed by Sean Diddy Combs. We live in a world where rich men are not only above the law but enjoy the exploitation of women and children as a benefit of their wealth. Frida, thanks to the maid, will need the help of the other women on that island if they are to survive. Sometimes, the best defense is solidarity.
Granny gives Blink Twice an A+ rating.
