The Invite
VVS Films | Release Date: June 26, 2026 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
77
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Screen DailyTim GriersonJan 25, 2026
The film struggles to juggle its combination of rage and humour, satire and sadness, but the game performances mostly help gloss over the material’s familiarity. Read full review
60
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriJan 25, 2026
The Invite is primarily a comedy, and it does have some solid laughs, though the character interactions can also feel so manufactured that our bullshit detectors start going off fairly early. Read full review
50
The PlaylistMarshall ShafferJan 26, 2026
Wilde toils feverishly to create the illusion of momentum and communicates to the audience that they must be feeling such a sensation. But for all the belabored artistry of this choppily cut enterprise, little in “The Invite” actually moves. It’s potential energy, unconvincingly trying to pass itself off as kinetic. Read full review
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