Hollywood's renowned actress Zoë Kravitz has finally made her directorial debut with Blink Twice, a must-watch psychological thriller. The film features Channing Tatum as a millionaire, with whom Kravitz reportedly called it quits last weekend.
Blink Twice centers around Naomi Ackie as Frida, a lively cocktail waitress who gets caught up in a web of mystery after Tatum's billionaire tech mogul, Slater King, invites her to a private island. The two first met during a fundraising gala, where Slater King offered her a vacation at his luxurious island.
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Intrigued by his invite, Frida and her friend Jess (Alia Shawkat) joined Slater King and other invitees on a vacation filled with lavish amenities. However, soon after Frida interacts with others, she starts feeling unsettled around them.
With each passing day, the atmosphere at Slater King's island shifts from fun to a sinister tone. This is when Frida starts suspecting something wrong with the place, and she must find the truth to ensure her survival. Read more to know how the story unfolds and ends.
Frida discovered the dark truth about the Island in Blink Twice
At first, it looked like a perfect place with everything Frida and Jess would need on their vacation. However, with time, she realizes that the island isn't normal as the guests are seen taking mind-altering drugs soon after enjoying extravagant luxuries.
Frida noticed dirt getting inside her fingernails and strange spots appearing on her dress and then vanishing by themselves. Later in Blink Twice, Jess gets bitten by a snake. Startlingly, Slater and his guests didn't seem to have been bothered and assured that she'd be fine.
Following the incident in Blink Twice, Jess starts telling Frida that the island isn't what it looks like and something is awfully wrong at the place. However, Frida dismissed her concern until Jess went missing, injecting Frida with fear and suspicion about Slater and his place.
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Frida is then offered a green-colored liquid by a housekeeper who frequently shouts "Red Rabbit." The cocktail waitress finds out that the drink given to her friend was snake poison.
As she digs deep into the mystery, Frida discovers the truth behind a perfume used by women on the island. Struck by a horrifying realization, Frida witnesses a woman having no memory of Jess, as if she was never present.
As the mystery continues in Blink Twice, Frida uncovers the biggest dark secret of Slater King and his island. Frida learns that women on the island are regularly drugged at night, allowing men to assault them. Since they are given mind-altering drugs, the women wake up with no memory of being r*ped by the men.
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Blink Twice ends with Frida's gripping confrontation with Slater King
Frida joined forces with another woman named Sarah, and together, they try to help other women recall their traumas. Together, they make a plan to settle the score with Slater King.
They do it by mixing the venom with tequila, hoping that it will help. However, not every woman liked their plan, as another character, Stacy, didn't want to face the reality. In a violent confrontation, Frida ends up killing Stacy.
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Frida then tries to collect evidence by planning to sneak into Slater King's quarters. Now that most of the women remember what happened to them, they all confront the attackers in a pool while Beyoncé's "I’m That Girl" is boosting their confidence.
During the chaos, Frida also recalls that this isn't her first time on the island. She remembers being on the island and abused, which further injects her with rage.
In the final moments of Blink Twice, Frida and Sarah are the only survivors, who didn't kill Slater King but gave him psychedelic drugs. Blink Twice ends with Frida being the CEO of Slater's company and his wife. She proved that "Success is the best revenge."
Blink Twice is available to rent on Prime Video.
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