Three storylines, spanning thousands of years, intersect and reflect on hope, connection, and the circle of life. In the Blink of an Eye is a journey of family and understanding, and as much as anything else, what it truly means to be human.

If the lead character of Blaire from the future segments of the film, played by Kate McKinnon, looks familiar, she should. She’s not only a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live, she also played Dr. Jillian Holtzmann in the 2016 Ghostbusters reboot.

Her accomplishments are extensive, and surprising. She plays various characters on SNL with chameleon skill. She’s also a musician and plays several instruments, some of them self-taught. She was a regular cast member of Logo TV’s The Big Gay Sketch Show, and was with them for all three seasons. She’s also a voice actor, giving life to characters for The Venture Bros, Robotomy, and Ugly Americans. She is currently the longest serving female cast member of SNL.

Along with Jones and McKinnon, In the Blink of an Eye also stars Daveed Diggs, Tanaya Beatty, Jorge Vargas, Skywalker Hughes, Tatyana Rose Baptiste, and Yeji Kim.

In the Blink of an Eye, from Searchlight Pictures, is directed by Andrew Stanton, the guy who directed John Carter, which did very poorly at the box office for reasons which we think had little to do with Stanton’s direction, but more with Disney’s inability to successfully market any film involving the planet Mars (2011’s Mars Needs Moms also bombed for no reason we can deduce other than the clumsy, disconnected marketing campaign). After all, Stanton also directed Finding Nemo and Wall-E, and those were engaging, thoughtful and sentimental films and did fabulously well.

The new film is from a screenplay by Colby Day, and makes its streaming debut on Hulu (on Disney+) February 27, 2026.

Critics say the film is disappointing, and the overarching theme of celebrating humanity is lost in a story that feels too ambitious. Other critics say that you’re either on board with the film’s message and sentiment or you’re not. We think it might be the same situation as Disney’s ill-fated Tomorrowland—you either got it, or you didn’t.

The Rotten Tomatoes score for the film is currently sitting at 18%.