Zoë Kravitz's directorial debut Blink Twice has landed a fresh Rotten Tomatoes rating after first reviews.
The new psychological thriller, which stars Naomi Ackie and Channing Tatum, follows a cocktail waitress who gets invited to a tech mogul's private island – though things quickly begin to go wrong.
The film, which has been given a trigger warning due to scenes of sexual violence, has earned a 78% fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes after landing largely positive reviews.
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Many critics have praised Kravitz's work as a director and the movie's "effective" social commentary, though others have suggested it tries to do too much.
Here's what reviewers have been saying:
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Evening Standard
"What Kravitz has produced is a brutal and brilliant debut. From the initial trailers it was understandably compared to Rian Johnson’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, but Blink Twice is more in the realm of Jordan Peele’s Get Out, an unwavering thriller with real style and panache, as well as some harrowing social commentary – here focusing on misogyny."
Empire
"A seriously effective, incisive thriller which establishes Zoë Kravitz as a bold directorial talent, and shows you a side of Channing Tatum that you’ve never seen before."
IndieWire
"Blink Twice is cunningly funny and high-spirited, but not at the expense of having plenty to say about what it means to be a woman in a distinctly man’s world."
Variety
“Blink Twice turns out to be a feminist allegory of memory. It presents that in a literal and suspenseful way, but Zoë Kravitz, working with brash flair, is really making a grand statement about all the things that women are asked (and ask themselves) to forget."
BBC
"As cluttered as it is, though, Blink Twice is stylish and savage enough to gain a cult following. And it is undoubtedly the work of a skilled writer-director, rather than an actor who is having a go at directing."
The Hollywood Reporter
"Blink Twice is ultimately too scattered, stretched thin by the demands of its weighted themes, conspicuous imagery, half-baked plot points and partially realized characters."
Blink Twice is released in cinemas tomorrow (August 23).
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