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The Invitation

2022

Jessica M. Thompson

Nathalie Emmanuel, Stephanie Corneliussen, Thomas Doherty, Sean Pertwee ...

4.2

1,840

Horror. Thriller A young woman is courted and swept off her feet, only to realize a gothic conspiracy is afoot.

	Author	Review
United States	Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting	"It’s a well-crafted gothic romance light on scares that could sufficiently introduce the genre to unfamiliar audiences. (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Joe Leydon Variety	"Despite some ambitious efforts by director and screenwriter to revitalize hoary horror movie tropes (...) [it] is too wearyingly hackneyed for too much of its running time"	NEG
United States	Chris Evangelista SlashFilm	"[One] can't help but think of the far superior 'Ready or Not,' (...) If 'The Invitation' had even a spark of the electric energy running through that film, it might be on to something	NEG
Denmark	Karina Adelgaard Heaven of Horror	"An entertaining, strong, and different vampire film that definitely deserves to be watched (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Tara Bennett Paste Magazine	"'The Invitation' takes way too long getting to its most interesting ideas, leaving us with the distinct feeling of 'too little, too late'"	NEU
United States	Austen Goslin Polygon	"[It] never manages to be scary, and it hides its vampires behind a lifeless love story"	NEG
United States	Jack Smart AV Club	"This sultry Gothic tale lacks bite, but it marks a confident leading lady debut for Nathalie Emmanuel"	NEU
United States	Carlos Aguilar The Wrap	"Nathalie Emmanuel can’t save cliched take on socially conscious horror. Beyond one somewhat gory scene, Jessica M. Thompson delivers little to nothing to genuinely shock or awe"	NEG
United States	Carly Lane Collider	"When the film leans into its indisputable strengths, the result is bitingly good horror (...) an inventive reimagining of a literary classic"	POS
United States	Natalia Winkelman The New York Times	"Had the movie emerged as a friskier game of eat the rich, it might have had a fighting chance of survival. Instead, it’s middling, morbid pap"	NEG
United States	Matt Donato IGN	"'The Invitation' represents everything that makes for a middle-of-the-road vampire experience, but doesn’t deserve to be wholly written off"	NEU
United States	Christy Lemire rogerebert.com	"It felt like Thompson was onto something here. Instead, she revisits some extremely familiar material in uninspired fashion (...) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"	NEG
United States	Jude Dry IndieWire	"Part inert bodice-ripper, part vampire 'Cinderella' story, its mixed themes could have benefitted from a purer bloodline"	NEU
United States	Marshall Shaffer Decider	"Neither Thompson’s direction nor Butler’s script ever really finds the right wavelength for it. They’re uncertain how to meld the different tonalities and genres the story requires, so it all just feels rather clunky"	NEG
United States	Jenny Nulf Austin Chronicle	"There’s no glitz or glamour to set it apart from the pack, and that’s ultimately its demise (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	Sam Haysom Mashable	"The film has a lot going for it. But for all its strengths, 'The Invitation' is ultimately undone by its predictability"	NEU

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