Film: Blink Twice

It’s been a month and I’m grateful the nightmares have stopped.

I’ve seen this film being described as a ‘#MeToo’ psychological thriller. The abuse of power comes from a tech billionaire who easily tempts women to his private party island staffed by other wealthy abusive men and a knowing housekeeper.

It’s how they abuse the women that is the most horrific. Frida, the protagonist and the other women unspokenly sense something isn’t right, but they don’t know what. If they weren’t in a permanently drugged state, they would think it odd that they were all dressed in the same flowing white dresses and would have noticed if one of the party went missing.

Nothing is left to chance during the meticulously planned violent episodes, which are only revealed towards the end of the film. There is no mistake that this is only about having power over women.

I’ve never seen such a stark warning about triggers and the support available as noted at the start of this. I wanted to leave about 20 minutes in. Not because of the violence - which hadn’t been shown at that stage - but the unbearably excessive flaunting of wealth was hard to watch. I did stay and see the excellent ending.

We have seen too many horror stories, especially since the 'MeToo' movement started. Just as the film came out, yet another real-life story broke from Gisèle Pelicot in France.

Easily the most upsetting film of the year.

7/10 It's difficult to rate as it’s well made, especially for a directional debut, but I never want to see it or think about it again.