Synopsis
Will and his new girlfriend Kira are invited to a dinner with old friends at the house of Will’s ex Eden and her new partner David. Although the evening appears to be relaxed, Will soon gets a creeping suspicion that their charming host David is up to something.
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Cast
- Logan Marshall-GreenWill
- Tammy BlanchardEden
- Emayatzy CorinealdiKira
- Michiel HuismanDavid
- John Carroll LynchPruitt
- Lindsay BurdgeSadie
- Mike DoyleTommy
- Jay LarsonBen
- Michelle KrusiecGina
- Karl YuneChoi
Recommendations
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Consequence
The Invitation is supremely well-crafted. - 88
Slant Magazine
A charged, unnerving turn of the screw, The Invitation is consumed by the fear of forgetting. - 80
Village Voice
The buildup stretches longer than it should, but the payoff comes with a satisfying bang. - 80
The Guardian
While some viewers may complain that the action is too heavily weighted toward the ending, I’d argue that this is a strong example of destination-not-the-journey film-making. - 80
Variety
This well-acted, beautifully modulated exercise represents director Karyn Kusama’s strongest work in years, revealing an assurance of tone, craft and purpose that haven’t been in evidence since her Sundance prize-winning debut, “Girlfight.” - 75
The Playlist
A taut thriller that almost doesn't waste a single step. - 75
IndieWire
The Invitation maintains a unique intrigue that constantly defies expectations. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
It's a welcome human-scale outing for a director who stumbled upon leaping from 2000's breakout debut Girlfight to the would-be tentpole dud Aeon Flux.
