‘Blink Twice’ issues trigger warning ahead of psychological thriller’s release in cinemas

nme.com:

Blink Twice have issued a trigger warning ahead of the film’s cinema release this weekend.The movie marks Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut and hits cinemas on Friday (August 23) and stars Kravitz’s real-life partner Channing Tatum, alongside Naomi Ackie, Christian Slater and Kyle MacLachlan.

It is based on an original screenplay by Kravitz and E.T. Feigenbaum.In the film, Ackie’s cocktail waitress Frida meets Tatum’s tech billionaire Slater and joins him on his private island for a luxury party, only for things to go wrong when Frida’s friend vanishes.

See the film’s trailer below.To prepare audiences ahead of its release, Amazon MGM Studios has issued a warning about the film’s “upsetting” scenes on social media. “We are proud to finally share ‘Blink Twice’ with audiences in theatres worldwide this week,” they wrote.“’Blink Twice’ is a psychological thriller about the abuse of power, while this is a fictionalised movie, it contains themes and depictions of violence – including sexual violence,” they added. “This may be upsetting or triggering for some viewers.”A post shared by Blink Twice (@blinktwicemovie)In a four-star review of the film, NME wrote: “Hitting boiling point at just the right moment, it’s also sharply written, with whip-smart dialogue (“that’s going to open up beautifully” is one line that gets repeated with a superb pay-off) throughout.

And as you might expect given her father Lenny’s musical acumen, Kravitz gives all the action a brilliant soundtrack with the music of James Brown and especially Chaka Khan’s ‘Ain’t Nobody’ used perfectly.“Kravitz’s real-life fiancé Tatum oozes charisma, he hasn’t been this good since wrestling drama Foxcatcher a decade ago.