Logan Marshall-Green goes to a party at his ex-wife's house
with his new girlfriend in tow. If that
already wasn’t awkward enough, the ex and her new husband tries to indoctrinate
them in their newfound hippie religion.
Everyone at the party tries to be nice, but it soon becomes apparent
that this hippie-dippy shit is actually a cult. The hosts show them a recruitment video and
even makes them participate in one of their group circles under the guise of a
party game. Eventually the guests have
had enough and try to leave, but realize too late that they’re trapped in the
house.
Too much of The Invitation feels like you're at a party where you don't know
anyone. There’s more social awkwardness here
than out-and-out horror. It also takes
way too long to make its point. You have
to wait about eighty minutes for anything remotely horrific to happen, which is
bad enough when you consider the film is already too long at a hundred minutes
to begin with.
Director Karyn (XX) Kusama is going for a slow burn type of
deal, but she forgets to turn on the stove.
I don’t mind a slow build-up if you deliver the goods in the third
act. Sadly, the payoff here is painfully
weak. The big revelation is
underwhelming and the scenes of the guests going bonkers at the end isn’t worth
the wait. Not by a long shot.
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