Blink Twice
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: August 23, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
66
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Generally favorable reviews based on 45 Critic Reviews
Positive:
29
Mixed:
12
Negative:
4
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60
IGNTara Bennett Aug 22, 2024
Blink Twice confirms that director Zoë Kravitz has an artful eye and ear: Her debut feature is full of creative compositions, heightened sound design, and clever editing. However, where she excels in creating atmosphere and mood, she falls very short as a screenwriter. Read full review
60
ColliderTaylor GatesAug 22, 2024
While her first outing as a writer-director is a mixed bag, Kravitz shows undeniable potential to join the ranks of performers who are equally exciting behind the camera as in front of it. Read full review
60
The Irish TimesDonald ClarkeAug 22, 2024
A glossy package. Not quite enough inside. Read full review
60
BBCNicholas BarberAug 22, 2024
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. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshAug 22, 2024
Blink Twice is a big, bold swing, even if its message becomes muddled along the way. It’s clear Kravitz wants to make a statement with this film. What’s less clear is what exactly that statement might be. Read full review
60
The GuardianBenjamin LeeAug 22, 2024
It’s about misogyny and abuse and memory and materialism and gender performance and many other things that would be a spoiler to mention. It’s therefore less of a plate and more of a buffet, and while it might be beautifully served, it’s a film about excess that suffers from it too, a case of too much leaving us with too little. Read full review
55
The Daily BeastNick SchagerAug 21, 2024
There’s nothing very unsettling about its eventual horrors, in large part because the film is too infatuated with its sleek style to get its hands dirty. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineRoss McIndoeAug 23, 2024
Blink Twice clearly has thoughts about the danger that men can pose and the way women are forced to perform happiness while in the company of such predators, but it never provides more than a surface-level understanding of such dynamics. Read full review
50
The Film StageCaleb HammondAug 22, 2024
Woefully underwritten, Ackie does just enough with her frequent close-ups to grant the slightest impression there might be more under the surface of her starstruck exterior. It’s an uphill battle Ackie fights admirably. Read full review
50
Washington PostTy BurrAug 21, 2024
In sum, the movie’s a passable time-waster, but it might be better — for Kravitz’s filmmaking future and for us — if we just forgot the whole thing. Read full review
40
The IndependentClarisse LoughreyAug 23, 2024
For a film that’s so explicit in how it tackles trauma, it makes for a frustrating experience. Read full review
40
The New York TimesRobert DanielsAug 22, 2024
Blink Twice is haunted by lost opportunities. As a woman and survivor, Frida feels ignored. But Kravitz leaves the erasure that Black women feel untapped. Read full review
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