"The Invitation" sucks! Any review that you read with a score higher than a 5 out of 10 is a straight up lie - and I don't say that lightly; no man, woman, or child can watch this movie and legitimately think that it's good. From the opening scene, you can inherently tell that this movie will be the pinnacle of mediocre, and at least from that perspective it doesn't disappoint!
A self-proclaimed vampire film (this isn't a spoiler, as the trailer literally gave away the entire plot of this film), "The Invitation's" first sin is being PG-13. Sure, there are some moments here and there that push the boundaries with little spurts of blood and quickly edited around gore, but other than that - for a vampire movie - this was weirdly bloodless. But I get it! The studio wants to get as many butts in seats as possible; how about making a quality movie first? An R rating doesn't matter as long as the movie is good, but "The Invitation" is not.
God, I don't even know where to start with this, because literally every aspect of this movie was bad. The dialogue! Oh sweet Lord, the dialogue - I wanted to stick needles in my ears to stop myself from hearing the utterly cringeworthy lines that came out of everyone's mouth. The acting? It was fine; everyone was a good actor, it's just that the script dragged them down into the very depths of hell. The action? Ha! What action?
This movie is an hour and 44 minutes long, and an hour and 10 minutes is spent dragging the plot out through the dirt. I'm not even kidding - I checked my watch; the horror shenanigans start when there is only 30 minutes left in the movie. By that point, the movie is practically over and every viewer is checked out due to the previous hour and 10 minutes of soap opera crap. But fine, if the final 30 minutes was good, then all would be forgiven - but it's not good. The final 30 minutes are not only all spoiled in the trailer but also aren't fun to watch even when expanded upon. Awful CGI, terrible editing, and poorly filmed fight sequences are all you'll be privy to - add the PG-13 rating, and you get nary a blood spurt to enjoy.
And speaking of editing, sweet Jesus, it's so bad. Every scene is edited in a tactical, almost methodical way - one that is reserved for direct to TV garbage. There is no skill at play here; it's almost like the entire crew read a "Filmmaking for Dummies" book, and took every line to heart in every single aspect of the filmmaking process. Nothing is innovative, nothing is creative, and nothing is entertaining.
The only reason I'm giving this three stars out of 10 is because it didn't bore me - my utter disbelief at how poor this movie was kept me engaged until the end. I didn't despise this movie, but I'm shocked that the studio allowed something of this caliber to be released in theatres. Do I regret my decision to see this? The answer is a resounding yes - don't make my same mistake.
A self-proclaimed vampire film (this isn't a spoiler, as the trailer literally gave away the entire plot of this film), "The Invitation's" first sin is being PG-13. Sure, there are some moments here and there that push the boundaries with little spurts of blood and quickly edited around gore, but other than that - for a vampire movie - this was weirdly bloodless. But I get it! The studio wants to get as many butts in seats as possible; how about making a quality movie first? An R rating doesn't matter as long as the movie is good, but "The Invitation" is not.
God, I don't even know where to start with this, because literally every aspect of this movie was bad. The dialogue! Oh sweet Lord, the dialogue - I wanted to stick needles in my ears to stop myself from hearing the utterly cringeworthy lines that came out of everyone's mouth. The acting? It was fine; everyone was a good actor, it's just that the script dragged them down into the very depths of hell. The action? Ha! What action?
This movie is an hour and 44 minutes long, and an hour and 10 minutes is spent dragging the plot out through the dirt. I'm not even kidding - I checked my watch; the horror shenanigans start when there is only 30 minutes left in the movie. By that point, the movie is practically over and every viewer is checked out due to the previous hour and 10 minutes of soap opera crap. But fine, if the final 30 minutes was good, then all would be forgiven - but it's not good. The final 30 minutes are not only all spoiled in the trailer but also aren't fun to watch even when expanded upon. Awful CGI, terrible editing, and poorly filmed fight sequences are all you'll be privy to - add the PG-13 rating, and you get nary a blood spurt to enjoy.
And speaking of editing, sweet Jesus, it's so bad. Every scene is edited in a tactical, almost methodical way - one that is reserved for direct to TV garbage. There is no skill at play here; it's almost like the entire crew read a "Filmmaking for Dummies" book, and took every line to heart in every single aspect of the filmmaking process. Nothing is innovative, nothing is creative, and nothing is entertaining.
The only reason I'm giving this three stars out of 10 is because it didn't bore me - my utter disbelief at how poor this movie was kept me engaged until the end. I didn't despise this movie, but I'm shocked that the studio allowed something of this caliber to be released in theatres. Do I regret my decision to see this? The answer is a resounding yes - don't make my same mistake.