The Invitation

Drafthouse Films | Release Date: April 8, 2016

7.0	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 196 Ratings

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JLauSep 27, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Woman with a dead kid invited her ex and their awful friends to dinner with her new suicide cult buddies and not a lot happens.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

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tasslehoff69Oct 7, 2016

There's a lot to like. The party itself feels properly awkward. The acting is believable, the characters have real relationships and act the way that people would actually behave. You actually feel like you're watching old friends reuniting.There's a lot to like. The party itself feels properly awkward. The acting is believable, the characters have real relationships and act the way that people would actually behave. You actually feel like you're watching old friends reuniting. But the payoff is somewhat silly and isn't worth the buildup.… Expand

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mickmacApr 8, 2016

I must say I'm surprised by the raft of positive reviews. For me, the film never achieved lift-off. Characters are threadbare, dialogue is wholly unrealistic, the world of the film is both physically and narratively claustrophobic. ItI must say I'm surprised by the raft of positive reviews. For me, the film never achieved lift-off. Characters are threadbare, dialogue is wholly unrealistic, the world of the film is both physically and narratively claustrophobic. It shows that the film was shot in only 20 days. Direction misses so many opportunities, and when the film finally reaches its climax, it evokes little in the way of emotion or excitement, because the camera-work rarely succeeds in telling the story. I failed to care about the characters and the lead's past difficulty, and once the full premise is revealed... well, I couldn't go there. Suspense is in short supply, as is any character development. In short, I just didn't enjoy it.… Expand

5 of 12 users found this helpful57

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imthenoobAug 1, 2017

I agree with tasslehoff69. The acting is great and you truly feel like you are watching old friends reunite at a party but nothing really happens. It's a painfully slow build to a predictable ending and the payoff just isn't worth it. It's aI agree with tasslehoff69. The acting is great and you truly feel like you are watching old friends reunite at a party but nothing really happens. It's a painfully slow build to a predictable ending and the payoff just isn't worth it. It's a shame too because the cast really knocks it out of the park on this one.… Expand

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TryASummersaultApr 8, 2016

An extremely dull look into a yuppie cult. I had high hopes from all the positive critic reviews, but this really just didn't amount to anything really and left a gross taste in my mouth. Logan Marshall-Green was the only solid part of this.

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princehevenApr 17, 2016

The film is based on doubt, you have to be attentive to every person and every movement in order to finally get a point of view may be the correct one or not. At the beginning of the film on the spot is set the tone twisted for us we allThe film is based on doubt, you have to be attentive to every person and every movement in order to finally get a point of view may be the correct one or not. At the beginning of the film on the spot is set the tone twisted for us we all recognize the people and the situation of concern in the film .we start the call with Will (Logan) and new girlfriend Keira where leads to the house where they were invited by his ex-wife, Leiden (Tammy Blanchard), who now lives with her new husband, David. Also in attendance a lot of old friends, who have not come together since the death of the former couple's children in the same house. Obviously this makes things a little confusing, and the constant tension make everyone screwed over for the film because of the antics of each one.film at times moving to the unease. Because all the characters do not really want to be present in the House, but they must accept the invitation from respect only, so the film is easy for us - as viewers - through not comfortable to interact with the story and tense and exciting way strangely, every friend of friends trying to get out of this call with the least damage. director presents us with some smart touches , while the choice of places and imaging wonderful .film disturbing enough to be scary, or playing to the situation of mental enough to be troublesome, but because the film connects each person scenes of the film plot permission on all wait to the end to find out who the victor in this plot and this great positive evaluation of the film for the movie i give 5.5 / 10.… Expand

1 of 6 users found this helpful15

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Jack97Dec 22, 2016

You're sitting there waiting and waiting and waiting for something interesting to happen. And when something finally does in the last 15 minutes, it's too little too late and it feels very rushed.

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LeZeeOct 24, 2016

Think carefully before attending your ex's party invite!

My first impression was, not another 'The Perfect Host'. And it is not, but the same category. This is a comeback film for the director after the average 'Jennifer's Body' thatThink carefully before attending your ex's party invite!

My first impression was, not another 'The Perfect Host'. And it is not, but the same category. This is a comeback film for the director after the average 'Jennifer's Body' that released half a decade ago. Some people liked it, but for me it was an average film, because I've seen the better one. Still, I appreciate the effort, like handling the narration. You know these days viewers are bit clever, they begin to predict from the early stage, so this story quite interestingly upheld the suspense.

Till the final act it keeps developing, not the story or the characters wisely, but the event where the plot evolves. A at a same time it leaves behind some clues about what might come later. That part is very confusing, I did not know what to believe and what not. Because I don't want to be a fool when twist happens. This was a lot dramatised and when the crucial event comes into play, the pace increased. The first 80 per cent of the film was what I enjoyed, but the twist ruined my party and then the final scene was so smart. The best way to conclude for such a thriller.

There are none tense moments, except in the final segment, but the curiosity of the event's states gets higher like particularly everybody is waiting for the twist to come. That's where some people would be disappointed. If you are not expecting too much, you would enjoy the remaining part as well. There's nothing to praise about the actors, all were just good. The script should have been a bit smarter in some parts. For one time watch it will do fine, that's what I favour.

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wealthychefMar 2, 2020

Way way too slow burning. The tension is very effective, but after a while of that, after 40 minutes of thinking "OK what's going to ever happen here?" I started skipping ahead to speed up the pacing, which is unbearably slow. The actionWay way too slow burning. The tension is very effective, but after a while of that, after 40 minutes of thinking "OK what's going to ever happen here?" I started skipping ahead to speed up the pacing, which is unbearably slow. The action part is very good, and the acting is actually very good too. But the glacial pacing ruins it for me, thus the low score.… Expand

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PanchogulJul 20, 2020

Me gustaron las interpretaciones, el nivel de tensión es bastante creíble y eficiente, pero en general no llenar las expectativas, los miembros de supuesto culto quedó a mi juicio muy pobremente mal hecho y poco interesante.

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AproxxAug 5, 2018

Look. It's directed as a "mystery movie", but its definitely not. So that's bad.
But the acting from Logan Marshall-Green is awesome (or at least perfect for the character), so he carries the movie on the weakest parts.
They had a chance toLook. It's directed as a "mystery movie", but its definitely not. So that's bad.
But the acting from Logan Marshall-Green is awesome (or at least perfect for the character), so he carries the movie on the weakest parts.
They had a chance to do something surprising entering the third act, but they used it to mantain the same flow the movie had...
And the ending was predictable and just "ok" at beast.
The last shot is what makes it a 6, or a "good" movie for me. Because it somehows makes it scarier.… Expand

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RoeskestadNov 5, 2018

Pretty stale dialogues and a build up that results in a pretty formulaic end. Stylistically beautiful but the grief which is supposed to drive the end is not really present throughout the film

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royalguy07Dec 28, 2022

Please light the film differently so I can see anything in your "suspenseful" scenes. Also in general I need **** to hit the fan earlier than an hour in for a movie like this. This **** stunk and the trailer gave literally everything away.

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