As a seasoned film critic with over two decades of experience under my belt, I’ve seen more than my fair share of cinematic disasters. However, “Blink Twice” has managed to outdo them all in terms of offensive and distasteful content.
How does a poorly-made movie manage to secure production? Given the substantial financial investment, large number of people involved, and the high risk of financial loss, one would assume there are safeguards to prevent such a likely financial catastrophe. However, in the case of “Blink Twice,” it seems that the director and co-writer Zoe Kravitz, who has been in Hollywood for more than a decade, along with her financier Channing Tatum, the main character of the film, were able to secure funding due to their connections and influence. This allows them to request favors from other well-known actors to star in their movie, despite the idea being as bad as this one appears to be.
The logline for this film reads like a legal excerpt from the Cosby rape and sexual abuse trial from a few years ago. “A billionaire who owns an island tricks several women into joining him and a group of his friends for a weekend retreat where the women are drugged, sexually assaulted, and then given drugs so they forget what happened”. How an idea this bad, years in the making, could ever have been made into a movie is at a minimum outrageous, especially considering news stories concerning Bill Cosby, Jeffrey Epstein, R. Kelly, and most recently, P. Diddy.
In this film, I find myself portraying Slater, a billionaire whose character seems to draw inspiration from the late Jeffrey Epstein, who manipulates women into visiting his private island. Haley Joel Osment assumes the role of Tom, one of Slater’s friends on the island. Naomi Ackie plays Frida, one of the numerous victims, while Adria Arjona takes on the character of Sarah, another victim. Christian Slater makes a brief appearance as another friend of Slater residing on the island, and Geena Davis is cast as Stacy, a victim of sexual assault in this movie – a surprising choice given her recent infrequent roles in films, leading me to ponder why she would choose such a challenging project for her potential comeback.
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2024-08-24 15:49