Review of The Invitation (2016) by Rene Rodriguez for Miami Herald — 18 May 2016
Set almost entirely in one location and shot in widescreen to accommodate its ensemble cast, The Invitation seems tailor-made for a talented filmmaker who wants to show off skills within the constraints of a small budget.
But the script, by Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi (who somehow still find work after having written The Tuxedo, R.I.P.D., and Clash of the Titans), is flimsy and nonsensical in the manner of cheap, straight-to-video-not-even-VOD horror pictures, and Kusama’s direction is clumsy and uninspired.
She also telegraphs too many of the plot’s twists.
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This review of The Invitation (2016) was written by Rene Rodriguez and published by Miami Herald on 18 May 2016.
The Invitation has generally received positive reviews.
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