--- title: "Blink Twice: the reviews" canonical: "https://film.one/film/blink-twice/reviews" title_page: "https://film.one/film/blink-twice" critics_score: 67 critics_reviews: 20 licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Blink Twice (2024): what the critics said Critics' score 67 from 20 reviews: 13 positive, 3 mixed, 4 negative. Most critics like Blink Twice, and the reviews agree on what works: Kravitz directs with confidence, the soundtrack and cutting are sharp, and Naomi Ackie holds the film together, with Tatum, Adria Arjona and Geena Davis picked out from the ensemble. The spread is wide, though. The warmest reviews call it a tense, funny crowd-pleaser; the coolest find it hollow. The reservations cluster around the script rather than the surface. Several critics think it borrows too plainly from Get Out, that the plot is convoluted or shows its hand early, and that the film says less about wealth, power and abuse than it wants to. The strongest dissents, from Vulture and RogerEbert.com, argue it is too taken with Tatum’s image to critique him, and that it trades nuance for exploitation. Deadline calls the ending a cop-out. Even the doubters, though, tend to credit the performances and the style. ## Total Film — Leila Latif Fi1m's normalised score 90/100 (inferred from the text). 14 August 2024. Kravitz makes a phenomenal directorial debut with a gripping thriller that keeps viewers hooked from start to finish. [Read the review](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/thriller-movies/blink-twice-review/) ## Empire — Sophie Butcher Fi1m's normalised score 85/100 (inferred from the text). 14 August 2024. Kravitz delivers an accomplished, incisive directorial debut with a tense, Get Out-inspired thriller about coercion and cancel culture on a billionaire's island. The film is praised for its style, humour, soundtrack, and strong performances, especially from Ackie and Tatum. [Read the review](https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/blink-twice/) ## Evening Standard — Maddy Mussen Fi1m's normalised score 85/100 (inferred from the text). 21 August 2024. Kravitz's brutal and brilliant directing debut is an intoxicating, savage triumph with real style, panache, and harrowing social commentary on misogyny; Tatum is chilling in a departure from type, and the music and performances stand out. [Read the review](https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/film/blink-twice-review-channing-tatum-zoe-kravitz-naomi-ackie-b1177425.html) ## Little White Lies — Hannah Strong Rating 4/4/4. 22 August 2024. Kravitz's directorial debut is a gutsy thriller full of righteous fury in paradise that is angry, energetic and anchored by stand-out work from Naomi Ackie and Adria Arjona. It serves as a primal scream for any woman who has had to exist in a world that resents them. [Read the review](https://lwlies.com/reviews/blink-twice) ## Radio Times — Jeremy Aspinall Rating 4/5. Kravitz makes a confident and thought-provoking directorial debut benefiting from a strong support cast and stylish visuals that deftly tease out the mystery until a furious finale reveals the sinister truth in this mind-bending mystery thriller. [Read the review](https://www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/b-n1jxlk/blink-twice/) ## Time Out Rating 4/5. 20 August 2024. Kravitz delivers a supremely entertaining directorial debut that is a twisty-turny crowd-pleaser confident with its thrills, surprises and deftly handled sexual politics. It is intelligent, funny, gory and deeply cinematic, marking her as a storyteller of huge promise. [Read the review](https://www.timeout.com/movies/blink-twice-review-2024) ## Variety Fi1m's normalised score 80/100 (inferred from the text). 20 August 2024. Kravitz proves herself a total filmmaker with an intimate, brash #MeToo thriller that works as both suspenseful story and feminist allegory of memory. [Read the review](https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/blink-twice-review-zoe-kravitz-channing-tatum-1236110374/) ## The AV Club — Brianna Zigler Rating B. 21 August 2024. The directorial debut is a fun, fluffy social thriller that pulls from familiar sources but remains entertaining with strong visuals and promise. It succeeds as a popcorn film focused on gender dynamics rather than nuance or deep societal lessons. [Read the review](https://www.avclub.com/blink-twice-review) ## The i Paper — Christina Newland Fi1m's normalised score 70/100 (inferred from the text). 21 August 2024. Kravitz's debut is a stylish, deeply entertaining eat-the-rich revenge thriller with strong performances from Ackie, though it moves too fast and doesn't dig as deeply into its themes as it could. The hyper-violent final act provides catharsis. [Read the review](https://inews.co.uk/culture/film/blink-twice-review-zoe-kravitz-deeply-entertaining-eat-rich-revenge-3238444) ## Los Angeles Times — Katie Walsh Fi1m's normalised score 40/100 (inferred from the text). 22 August 2024. Kravitz's debut is stylish and bold with good performances but muddled in message and falters in horror execution, resulting in a hollow impact. [Read the review](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2024-08-22/blink-twice-review-naomi-ackie-adria-arjona-channing-tatum-social-horror) ## Vulture — Angelica Jade Bastién Fi1m's normalised score 30/100 (inferred from the text). 19 August 2024. The film is a timid and shallow take on its eat-the-rich and #MeToo premise, too obsessed with Tatum's image to deliver meaningful critique or disrupt expectations. It fails to explore the protagonist's arc or the intersections of wealth, power, and gender effectively. [Read the review](https://www.vulture.com/article/blink-twice-is-too-obsessed-with-channing-tatum.html) ## RogerEbert.com — Peyton Robinson Fi1m's normalised score 20/100 (inferred from the text). 23 August 2024. The critic finds the film fails to engage meaningfully with its themes of power and #MeToo, resorting to exploitation and lacking nuance, though performances by Tatum and Ackie are strong. [Read the review](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/blink-twice-film-review-2024) ## Financial Times — Stephanie Bunbury Rating ★★★☆☆. 22 August 2024. Kravitz's glossy debut is cheerfully derivative of island thrillers and eat-the-rich satires but goes for light laughs rather than damning satire. Tatum convinces as the creepy billionaire, the tone stays light and entertaining, and Geena Davis stands out in the ensemble. [Read the review](https://www.ft.com/content/1b7a9178-5c2d-4786-bfe5-51a36caf0765) ## IndieWire — Kate Erbland 14 August 2024. Kravitz's directorial debut is raucous and razor-sharp, redefining the possibilities of an entertaining #MeToo thriller with a stacked cast. The film builds an effective social satire and horror hybrid that demands attention. [Read the review](https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/blink-twice-review-zoe-kravitz-channing-tatum-naomi-ackie-1235035818/) ## Sight and Sound 22 August 2024. Kravitz shows promise as a director with sharp cuts and vivid compositions, but the script is overwritten and frustratingly vague with a convoluted plot and poorly defined characters. The satirical intent is undermined by hollowness; Adria Arjona shines in a standout performance. [Read the review](https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/reviews/blink-twice-channing-tatum-unconvincing-evil-tech-ceo-this-convoluted-destination-thriller) ## Slant Magazine — Ross McIndoe 23 August 2024. The Me Too thriller borrows heavily from Get Out but shows its hand too early and never reaches similar heights, resulting in a passable but clumsy vacation read. It offers only surface-level commentary on male danger and female performance without satisfying catharsis or satire. [Read the review](https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/blink-twice-review-channing-tatum-zoe-kravitz/) ## The Guardian — Peter Bradshaw 22 August 2024. Kravitz's directorial debut is a propulsive but unwieldy #MeToo thriller overloaded with echoes of Get Out, Don't Worry Darling and The Menu, plus Epstein-island inspiration. It works best as a visually alluring date-night mystery but falters as a finger-wagging dissertation, with a script more interested in the male antagonist and too many unanswered questions. [Read the review](https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/aug/22/blink-twice-review-zoe-kravitzs-stylish-yet-scattered-metoo-thriller) ## The Hollywood Reporter — Lovia Gyarkye 14 August 2024. The film is skillful but scattered as a directorial debut, with a busy narrative that stretches thin under the weight of its themes and plot points. Ackie and Arjona deliver the standout performances that focus and energize the story. [Read the review](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/blink-twice-review-channing-tatum-zoe-kravitz-1235973520/) ## The Telegraph 22 August 2024. Kravitz's predictable directorial debut recycles the Get Out formula for the #MeToo era on a private island but gets the mechanics backwards with an inefficient, bizarre plot. Tatum is miscast as the monstrous mogul, though the film comes close to being interesting at times. [Read the review](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/blink-twice-review-channing-tatum-naomi-ackie/) ## The Times Rating ★★★☆☆. 20 August 2024. Kravitz delivers a dazzling, slickly entertaining directorial debut that is a guttural howl of feminist rage engaging with Epstein-island implications. Ackie is astounding as the wide-eyed lead and Tatum is never better as the creepy tech billionaire. [Read the review](https://www.thetimes.com/culture/film/article/blink-twice-review-a-dazzling-directorial-debut-from-zoe-kravitz-d9pbcrnkd) ## /Film — BJ Colangelo Rating 8/10. 14 August 2024. The critic calls it a jaw-dropping thrill ride and the biggest surprise of the year, praising Kravitz's strong narrative voice and the way the film subverts expectations with its shocking turns. They highlight the expertly assembled ensemble cast, especially the chemistry and performances that sell the film's twisted dynamics. [Read the review](https://www.slashfilm.com/1642122/blink-twice-review/) ## NME — James Mottram Rating 4/5. 20 August 2024. Kravitz's directorial debut is a razor-sharp, bloodcurdling thriller that blends wish-fulfilment fantasy with a disturbing tale of abuse and female solidarity. The critic praises the sharp writing, effective drip-feed of tension, strong performances especially from Ackie, and the brilliant soundtrack. [Read the review](https://www.nme.com/reviews/film-reviews/blink-twice-review-zoe-kravitz-channing-tatum-3785134) ## The Wrap Fi1m's normalised score 75/100 (inferred from the text). 14 August 2024. The review calls the directorial debut devilishly entertaining and a superbly punchy thrill ride, though somewhat glib. It singles out Kravitz’s accomplished technical craft in sound design, music, and cinematography for building tension and stylistic verve. [Read the review](https://www.thewrap.com/blink-twice-review-channing-tatum-zoe-kravitz/) ## Polygon — Tasha Robinson Fi1m's normalised score 70/100 (inferred from the text). 23 August 2024. The horror-thriller is blunt, obvious, and incandescently angry in its eat-the-rich message about men versus women and haves versus have-nots. It provokes recognition and righteous fury but rarely pulls its punches in a familiar story made cathartic through imagined bloody response. [Read the review](https://www.polygon.com/review/443624/blink-twice-zoe-kravitz-channing-tatum/) ## Paste — Jesse Hassenger Rating 6.4/10. 27 August 2024. Blink Twice cannot quite escape the shadow of Get Out despite making its points with force, humor, and style. The protracted twistiness often feels processed primarily through the lens of movies rather than direct experience. [Read the review](https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/zoe-kravitz/blink-twice-review) ## Collider — Taylor Gates Rating 6/10. 22 August 2024. The film struggles with pacing but provides refreshing twists on the #MeToo thriller. It is at its best when leaning into its dark premise of patriarchal oppression, with strong performances and gorgeous cinematography. [Read the review](https://collider.com/blink-twice-review/) ## The Ringer — Adam Nayman Fi1m's normalised score 50/100 (inferred from the text). 23 August 2024. Kravitz shows real chops with her eat-the-rich horror spin but the movie ultimately falls short of its lofty influences like Rosemary's Baby. It is determined to be on the right side of its topic and sidesteps the insidious contradictions that make the most unsettling thrillers work. [Read the review](https://www.theringer.com/2024/08/23/movies/blink-twice-movie-review-channing-tatum-zoe-kravitz) ## Deadline — Damon Wise Fi1m's normalised score 40/100 (inferred from the text). 23 August 2024. The critic finds the premise timely and intriguing but concludes the film promises more than it delivers, leaving moral questions unresolved in a high-end genre format. He praises the strong cast, especially Naomi Ackie and Geena Davis, while noting the script takes a familiar twisty route and the ending feels like a cop-out. [Read the review](https://deadline.com/2024/08/blink-twice-review-zoe-kravitz-channing-tatum-naomi-ackie-intriguing-horror-thriller-1236049521/) --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Our review: https://film.one/film/blink-twice.md