Lindsey Lowson / 27 April 2025 / Categories: Movie and TV Shows, Movie

Blink Twice billionaire vacation resort paradise

That never going back holiday experience

“are you having a good time”

The luxury vacation movie of 2024 with a twist

Starring Chanum Tatum, Geena Davis, Zoe Kravitz, Adria Ajona as Sarah and Naomi Ackie in a gripping unexpected lead as Frida.

This movie was absolutely brilliant if you are looking for a flick to literally bypass a couple of hours. It’s intense, you have no idea really what the hell is going on, Tatum’s portrayal of billionaire Slater King makes it impossible to figure is he a good guy or a bad guy. The cast is scattered with quite a few key characters, lots of different people build the story and it’s one of those films you have to listen to the dialogue to work it out so it keeps you in it for sure.

The back story is dark and really scary it turns out. I don’t want to give too much away and although there is no mention the film was inspired by real life events, private island, billionaire, rich powerful people and a load of young women and it’s not difficult to make the leap to Jeffrey Epstein and what went on or didn’t depending on which side of his private island you landed on.

So a bunch of people all handpicked (it later turns out don’t actually know each other) arrive by private jet to a Caribbean island for a “holiday experience” we don’t know how they all come to be on the plane except Frida and her friend who in the film’s opening scenes it appears Frida knows or is familiar with/interested in Slater King. She is working as a waitress at a huge gala charity in extravaganza his company is hosting as the film opens, portraying Slater King philanthropist.

Everything is cool and light, she definitely has the hots for him and goes to some lengths to end up in his circle for a few moments at a charity event.

It’s a strange film in that it is light and funny in places and then seriously dark in others. And the subject matter is certainly lightened by the tone of the movie and the somewhat canned unrealistic ending.

I cannot tell you too much as that would spoil the whole film for anyone who hasn’t seen it. It is a really good movie.

The scariest part of all is how much of a mirror it holds up to us as a wider society. I thought it striking, quite a few community members have touched on the Jeffrey Epstein story in their own snoops on here, I watched this film and then a couple of days later it was reported Virginia Giuffre Jeffrey Epstein accusor took her own life on Friday 25th April, 2025.

The movie is not suitable for anyone under the age of 14 I’d say. There are very disturbing (for some) themes of extreme violence against women in this movie.

It’s a very good, very thought provoking film with a particularly standout performance from Naomi Ackie I probably wouldn’t watch again. A bit too sickeningly close to reality for me.