The Invitation (2022) is a movie my wife and I saw in theatres last night. The storyline follows a young lady who lost both parents and doesn't know her family beyond them well. One day she takes a DNA test and her second cousin is identified. Her second cousins contacts her, they meet for lunch and he invites her to an upcoming family wedding in England. When she gets there she meets a handsome gentleman, starts falling for him and enjoys her family's wealth and charm. As the wedding get closer to taking place she starts noticing weird things in the house and jealousy from some family members...but why?
This movie is directed by Jessica M. Thompson (The End) and stars Nathalie Emmanuel (Game of Thrones), Thomas Doherty (High Fidelity), Stephanie Corneliussen (DC's Legend of Tomorrow), Sean Pertwee (Gotham) and Alana Boden (Ride).
This movie had a fantastic setup with great settings, unpredictable characters and intriguing circumstances. There's some great jump scenes throughout this movies and well done horror elements. The library opening, bedroom scene, dinner table discovery and wine cellar sequences were all pretty good. The love story had the perfect blend of intensity mixed with "somethings off." Unfortunately the movie takes a turn the wrong way during the wedding and the conclusion feels rushed and not as well thoughtout and executed as the buildup leading you to feel unfulfilled as the movie concludes. The very end just before the credits wasn't as clever and smart as the director hoped.
Overall this had the potential to be a worthwhile addition to the horror genre but falls short of what it could have been. I would score this a 5/10 and recommend seeing it once.
This movie is directed by Jessica M. Thompson (The End) and stars Nathalie Emmanuel (Game of Thrones), Thomas Doherty (High Fidelity), Stephanie Corneliussen (DC's Legend of Tomorrow), Sean Pertwee (Gotham) and Alana Boden (Ride).
This movie had a fantastic setup with great settings, unpredictable characters and intriguing circumstances. There's some great jump scenes throughout this movies and well done horror elements. The library opening, bedroom scene, dinner table discovery and wine cellar sequences were all pretty good. The love story had the perfect blend of intensity mixed with "somethings off." Unfortunately the movie takes a turn the wrong way during the wedding and the conclusion feels rushed and not as well thoughtout and executed as the buildup leading you to feel unfulfilled as the movie concludes. The very end just before the credits wasn't as clever and smart as the director hoped.
Overall this had the potential to be a worthwhile addition to the horror genre but falls short of what it could have been. I would score this a 5/10 and recommend seeing it once.