A young woman is courted and swept off her feet, only to realize a gothic conspiracy is afoot.... (Full plot summary below)
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A young woman is courted and swept off her feet, only to realize a gothic conspiracy is afoot.
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| ColliderCarly LaneThe Invitation offers an inventive reimagining of a literary classic while asserting itself as a fun addition to the modern Gothic canon. |
| The A.V. ClubJack SmartEmmanuel makes for an empathetic audience stand-in and charming heroine; it’s easy to see how she’s pivoted from thankless Game Of Thrones and Fast And Furious roles to leading lady status. If The Invitation proves nothing else, it’s that she belongs at the top of the call sheet. |
| Paste MagazineTara BennettThe Invitation takes way too long getting to its most interesting ideas, leaving us with the distinct feeling of “too little, too late.” |
| TheWrapCarlos AguilarThough The Invitation doesn’t land in the “worst of the year” territory given its lead performance and notable flares of style, it’s neither particularly scary, nor sexy enough or as intellectually progressive as it wants to be. |
| IndieWireJude DryThe pace picks up when the slashing finally begins in the third act, but it’s too little, too late to get the blood going. |
| IGNMatt DonatoThe Invitation represents everything that makes for a middle-of-the-road vampire experience, but doesn’t deserve to be wholly written off. |
| SlashfilmChris EvangelistaI 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. |
| We Got This CoveredScott CampbellThe Invitation aims high, and while it's regularly impressive on a visual and aesthetic level, the storytelling lets the Gothic horror down in the end. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreNo wit, few frights and not much in the way of thrills, either. |
| PolygonAusten GoslinThe Invitation never manages to be scary, and it hides its vampires behind a lifeless love story. |
