The Invitation

With its decent building of paranoid suspense by letting the viewer get to know the characters through their conversations, which are disturbed by occasional tense situations, The Invitation is a pleasantly sophisticated, less mainstream and smarter variation on the well-known The Purge. (01/22/2018)

Simply put, a perfect and incredibly stylish psycho-thriller that masterfully generates an unpleasant sensation of uncertainty on the viewer, and in the same manner plays with the mind of the main character, Will, who together with his new girlfriend, is invited to a party at the place of his ex-girlfriend and her new husband. The evening is also attended by other old friends, and the air smells weird from the very beginning. I can’t remember when was the last time I saw such superbly escalating paranoia. For most of the film, it isn’t clear who’s crazy – whether the hosts or the guests – or whether it isn’t just an unfortunate misunderstanding by both parts. All are realistic scenarios and all of them would be fitting to the genre category. And Karyn Kusama holds everything so firmly in her hands that the viewer can only rejoice. The climax is sharp as a barber’s blade and the last shot is the cherry on top. (04/09/2016)

An interesting film that leaves no doubt that there is something evil among people. It is good from a psychological perspective, in which this film excels. The premise itself is not original, but the way everything goes wrong and what happens is good. However, the film failed to impress me. It is good, but not exceptional for me. (05/05/2016)