Blink Twice review: Zoe Kravitz’s directorial debut falls apart on closer inspection
The IndependentGet our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It’s never explicitly named “Pussy Island” in the film, though it was the project’s working title. Naomi Ackie in Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut ‘Blink Twice’ But her script, co-written with ET Feigenbaum, leaves a lot untouched. María Elena Olivares’s character, credited only as “Badass Maid”, isn’t given a name or much humanity, and Slater’s difficulty remembering past childhood trauma is never successfully woven into the larger picture of abuse and accountability. Tatum weaponises his Hollywood “nice guy” image as part of a gut-wrench subversion, akin to how Emerald Fennell cast comedic sweethearts Bo Burnham and Max Greenfield as abusers in 2020’s Promising Young Woman.
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