Will and his new girlfriend Kira are invited to a dinner with old friends at the house of Will’s ex Eden and her new partner David. Although the evening appears to be relaxed, Will soon gets a creeping suspicion that their charming host David is up to something.
Will is the proxy through which we experience the increasingly confounding web of suspicion and surprises that are obfuscated by social niceties and facades of politesse.
– Katie Walsh,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr 2016
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Accept "The Invitation" and don't ask any more questions.
– Adam Graham,
Detroit News,
15 Apr 2016
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It's an unusually evocative achievement in suspense, and in a brand of cinematic paranoia unique to the hills, canyons and denizens of LA.
– Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr 2016
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A skillfully executed slow-burn thriller for a cynical age.
– Katie Rife,
AV Club,
11 Apr 2016
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It's simple stuff, but it's remarkably effective, working to a sinister climax that largely pays off after 90 minutes of build-up.