Written by Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi
Directed by Karyn Kusama
Starring Logan Marshall-Green, Tammy Blanchard and Michiel Huisman
USA, 2015
You’re invited to one awkward night in the hills over Los Angeles in THE INVITATION, as an estranged, formerly married couple (whose union crumbled after the death of their kid) reunites for a murderously cringe-inducing dinner party.
This one’ll keep you guessing as we move from one rough party into what seems increasingly like a cult initiation. Who’s in on it? Who’s not? Is our hero crazy and just jumping to conclusions? Or is another Jonestown about to go down?
Turns out, things are even worse than you possibly imagined as a great final shot brings us the twist ending we didn’t know we needed, but definitely deserved.
The writers, director and cast make a lot out of a little with this limited cast and claustrophobic location. I was not surprised when I found out the confident hand behind this taut thriller also brought us indie darling GIRLFIGHT and the once reviled, now revered JENNIFER’S BODY.
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