AVClub: A skillfully executed slow-burn thriller for a cynical age, The Invitation begins on an ominous note as bearded L.A. hipster Will (Logan Marshall-Green), in the midst of a petty argument with his girlfriend Kira (Emayatzy Corinealdi), hits a coyote with his car. Unwilling to let the poor injured creature suffer, Will fetches a tire iron from his trunk and quickly dispatches it just off camera. Shaken, he gets back into the car, and the couple continues on their way to a dinner party being thrown by Will’s ex-wife Eden (Tammy Blanchard) and her new beau David (Michiel Huisman) at the stylish midcentury modern home Eden and Will used to share. Will hasn’t seen his ex for two years, and is understandably anxious about their reunion. But everything, Kira assures him, will be fine.
The filmmaker talks to WGTC about the gothic supernatural horror.
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The Invitation is a metaphorical ghost story, where the spirit is the past itself, always hovering about each character, whispering in their ear, making sure they never forget what’s come before. When The Invitation works, it listens to this ghostly cry. And when it doesn’t, the cries become little more than white noise.
