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- 2022
- PG-13
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- 1 h 45 m
- 2022
- PG-13
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- 1 h 45 m
Summary After the death of her mother and having no other known relatives, Evie (Nathalie Emmanuel) takes a DNA test…and discovers a long-lost cousin she never knew she had. Invited by her newfound family to a lavish wedding in the English countryside, she's at first seduced by the sexy aristocrat host but is soon thrust into a nightmare of surv...
Directed By: Jessica M. Thompson
Written By: Blair Butler
- 2022
- PG-13
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- 1 h 45 m
- 2022
- PG-13
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- 1 h 45 m
The Invitation
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3.6
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Summary After the death of her mother and having no other known relatives, Evie (Nathalie Emmanuel) takes a DNA test…and discovers a long-lost cousin she never knew she had. Invited by her newfound family to a lavish wedding in the English countryside, she's at first seduced by the sexy aristocrat host but is soon thrust into a nightmare of surv...
Directed By: Jessica M. Thompson
Written By: Blair Butler
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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14% Positive
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57% Mixed
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29% Negative
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4 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 14 Critic Reviews
45
14% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
57% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
29% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
The Invitation offers an inventive reimagining of a literary classic while asserting itself as a fun addition to the modern Gothic canon.
The Invitation represents everything that makes for a middle-of-the-road vampire experience, but doesn’t deserve to be wholly written off.
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 44 User Ratings
3.6
18% Positive
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36% Mixed
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45% Negative
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User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 44 User Ratings
3.6
18% Positive
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
36% Mixed
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
45% Negative
20 Ratings
20 Ratings
Had the potential to be epic.
The Invitation tells the story of Evie(Nathalie Emmanuel). Evie finds herself in the midst of a perfect fairytale. However, she realizes that there is something sinister, underneath the squeaky clean surface.
The Invitation is a great film. Director Jessica M. Thompson has given us a unique movie in the horror genre. It starts off a tad bit slow but, the movie picks up in the second half. The jump scares might work for someone who hasn't watched a single horror film. The plot is quite predictable but, the climax is bonkers and no one can guess what's going to happen next. The performances are the highlight of the movie. Nathalie Emmanuel is spectacular as Evie. I'd love to see Emmanuel headline more films & not just play supporting roles. Thomas Doherty is outstanding as De Ville. Sean Pertwee is fantastic as Renfield. Hugh Skinner is good as Oliver. Carol Ann Crawford is perfect as Mrs. Swift. Alana Boden is excellent as Lucy. Stephanie Corneliussen is phenomenal as Viktoria. The supporting cast is good. The Invitation is worth a watch for horror movie fans & Nathalie Emmanuel fans. Just lower your expectations, a tad bit.
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Reminds me of Ready or Not that came out in 2021. Good film
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The pace picks up when the slashing finally begins in the third act, but it’s too little, too late to get the blood going.
I want to see more from Jessica M. Thompson, who has an eye for atmospheric creepiness that would be better served with stronger material. And I want Nathalie Emmanuel to land a lead role worthy of her talents. As for The Invitation, there's not much to sink your fangs into.
The predictability of events during the film’s first hour of gothic-thriller setup is all the more annoying because of the plodding pace. Evie finally stands up for herself during some modestly clever third-act turnabouts, but, really, that’s not quite enough to regenerate a rooting interest in the character.
No wit, few frights and not much in the way of thrills, either.
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.
The Invitation was a fun and entertaining movie though for a horror thriller movie with romance undertones there wasn't anything really scary and little romance; I will praise them for there attempt at social commentary on race, class, and social status but it just ended up feeling like an after thought that was mostly breezed over. Nathalie Emmanuel was the saving grace of the movie giving a excellent performance. Overall just good fun movie.
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Average
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I won't actually scorn its mix of intentions and topics, but that's only part of a whole that is badly crippled by how little it can defend itself in the horror arena and how irrelevant its dialogue is in its attempt to cram in plot conventions with which it does absolutely nothing.
The craftsmanship is more than decent, but that's really only a minuscule part of the atmosphere that the rest of its elements can't create, much less sustain.
This was very underwhelming.
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Production Company
Screen Gems,
Mid Atlantic Films
Release Date Aug 26, 2022
Duration 1 h 45 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline You are cordially invited to a nightmare generations in the making.
Awards
ReFrame
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards
• 1 Nomination
British Film Designers Guild Awards
• 1 Nomination
