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Frida: Something horrible is about to happen
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When tech billionaire Slater King meets cocktail waitress Frida at his fundraising gala, he invites her to join him and his friends on a dream vacation on his private island. As strange things start to happen, Frida questions her reality.. We caught up with director Zoë Kravitz and her ensemble cast on the Blink Twice red carpet.. Zoë Kravitz started writing Blink Twice under the original working title Pussy Island in 2017. Kravitz intended on keeping this title for the film but a negative reception from the MPAA, women, and theaters lead to her changing it.. Boa constrictors aren’t venomous so they couldn’t have made snake venom liquor from it..
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Paid the Cost to Be Boss (The Boss)Written by Charles Bobbitt, James Brown & Fred WesleyPerformed by James BrownCourtesy of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Music Inc.. 'Blink Twice' was truly a pleasant surprise, and one of the most entertaining movies of the year. Zoë Kravitz made her directorial debut with a film she wrote and directed, and she managed to gather a truly stellar cast. Channing Tatum, Christian Slater, The legendary Kyle MacLachlan and many more. Above all, Naomi Ackie manages to carry the film in an amazing way, with a captivating, impressive, and very charismatic performance. Since the movie has so many plot twists, it’s difficult to praise the other performances without getting into spoilers, but I can only say that the impressive cast does a really successful job here.
A very professional job from all angles
It’s truly surprising to think that this is the first film Kravitz has written and directed because it feels like the work of a very experienced and talented screenwriter and director. The movie is made and structured very well, and it seems that during her years as an actress, she learned a lot from the people she worked with, and her debut film is far from looking like the first film of a filmmaker. If she continues in this direction, I see great achievements in her future. Although the film is a psychological thriller, Kravitz managed to blend the genre with a lot of humor. There are several moments in the film that will surely shock many viewers, especially with the way they come out of nowhere, and the fact that they are flanked by humorous scenes on both sides is quite unusual, reminiscent of early Guy Ritchie films or even Quentin Tarantino’s extreme dark humor. The film’s length is very compact, and I feel that its pacing was just right.
Less is more, in this case
Although it took a little too long to "get into things," the tension and mystery are built very effectively throughout the film, keeping the viewer on the edge of their seat, eager to see and know more. Additionally, the very ending of the story feels a bit odd and even slightly rushed, containing two or three holes and points that raise questions (“how and why did this happen if such and such?”). The soundtrack, as minimalist as it is, it adds a lot of atmosphere. Additionally, the sound editing in the film was very impressive and added to the atmosphere of tension that the movie tries to build from the very first moment. The cinematography is also very impressive, and in general, this film feels very high-quality in its technical aspects. In my opinion, this is one of the most surprising and entertaining films of the past year.
I really enjoyed watching it, but it’s important to come prepared for a pretty wild film that’s completely without restraint
On the one hand, the movie is full of humor, but on the other hand, expect some pretty harsh things to watch. Zoë Kravitz pleasantly surprises with her first film, and I hope that beyond a successful acting career, she will continue in this direction as a director/screenwriter and bring us more original and surprising films like this one.
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