Atom User Reviews for The Invitation

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CS
Christopher Sari
#predictable
#notmyfave
#boring

PBS kids make movies with more tension and excitement

RM
Robert M

It was OK. The ending was pretty corny but overall no regrets

DC
Derick Chacon
#stupid

Terrible the trailer ruined it

TG
Tatyana Gordon
#greatcast
#girlsnight
#seeingitagain

this is why you never go for vacation sex. 😆. I felt like it needed to be longer and Walter shouldn't have died. When you have eternity, you should be able to control yourself better. If he'd played his cards smarter, he would have won. Though, I do love that Evie is…

ET
Emma Tiernan

I want my money back it was so bad

PJ
P J
#creepy
#intense
#predictable

What the h*ll lol was that

ES
ERICA SPARKMAN
#clever
#surprising
#original

Go Natalie!

JC
Joaquin Castillero
#boring

I love vampire movies but this was horrible and corny twilight meets Romeo and Juliet I only didn't give it one star because of the cute actress that played the main character.

SF
Sandra Fluker

I want a refund it was a active shooter at the theater and we could not finish the movie

CG
Chris Guardiola
#intense
#surprising
#datenight

This movie didn't disappoint. With a huge plot twist it was full of surprises. The main character was cast well and Game of Thrones fans will recognize this familiar face. Lovely actress. This movie goes from ho-hum to epic real quick. Don't be surprised if you come out…

WJ
Weston Johnson

Filmed a ton in the dark. Otherwise a great take on vamp flicks.

PC
Patrick Canedo

It’s not really what I thought the was going to be like I thought is was going to be more scary but more romantic and jump scares and vampire stuff and that’s it

MH
M Harmon

it's a mixture of truth & dare and another movie that I can't recall. they left it open for a part 2.

MJ
Miyah Jackson

Boring

NS
Nick Stack

Potential to be really good, but the last 30 minutes ruined it for me.

WB
William Beamish

*spoiler maybe* Personally I thought it was a 5 until all of the vampire stuff that came up toward the end lol

ED
Ellyn Dixon
#snoozefest

Stupidest movie I’ve seen in a long time

LR
Luis Rodriguez
#boring
#slow
#comedy

This movie is a complete joke to horror and vampire movies.

LR
Lois Reyes
#creepy
#leavekidsathome
#justokay

Some scenes are way too dark. I wanted to turn on the lights!

NJ
Nova Jackson
#cliché
#predictable
#justokay

Loved the ending but feel the energy used to create a love story should’ve been redirected into flushing out the main characters ancestors and their love story . Also , loved the energy of the best friend !

KJ
Kiana Johnson
#creepy
#heartpounding
#terrifying

This movie will leave you to feel creep out.

SE
Sarah Eugenio
#intense
#creepy
#greatcast

Pretty good, would of liked more backstory on the vampires and more scenes with them. Maybe better as a short series than movie. Amazing sound effects and very creepy at times. Also very romantic for the first half lol.

KL
Krystal Marie LaZerte
#predictable
#cliché
#boring

Your typical vampire movie. Glad I only played $3 to see it. Not very exciting at all.

AS
Abraham Segundo
#disappointing

The trailer tell the whole story.

BH
Brian Holloway
#intense
#datenight
#greatcast

This Movies is better than expected and a great PG13 Scary Movie to see with your significant other

RP
richard pettignano
#jumpouttheseat
#intense
#surprising

I really waste sure what to expect but the storyline was good. suspense was just enough to keep you interested. it did lack that big punch in the climax. Overall, a good date night movie

DT
Daniel Torrealba Rodriguez
#cliche
#predictable

I wanted to get into it. I really did. But it was so predictable and cliche, and the climax so abrupt and anticlimactic. Which sucks because the premise was good, and Evey was an interesting character the deserved developing. I I honestly think it would have worked better…

CP
Christian Pintor
#creepy
#intense

What I could see of the movie it was great it kept getting interrupted by kids walking in and out and shushing being a disrespectful.

SC
Saniya Carlisle
#intense
#allthefeels
#fantasy

Some of the scenes were predictable but the overall plot and conversations were amazing.

DC
Dennis Crutcher
#predictable
#cliché
#justokay

could've ended better

LO
Leah Olacio
#surprising
#greatcast

beginning of the movie to the middle was good, didn’t really like how they were vampires.

JA
Jasmine A
#surprising
#predictable
#greatcast

the movie was good till the ending. that's when it got like wtf is going on and what. the cast was good and soooo good looking lol

SM
Shawn McCurdy
#datenight
#fantasy
#leavekidsathome

I liked this movie. It’s not breaking any new ground but it’s entertaining. And Natalie Emmanuel is great as the lead. This girl needs and deserves more leading roles. Get her in a ROM-Com or action or another drama movie. She’s worth it.

DH
Deepika Harris
#creepy
#notmyfave
#terrifying
BC
Brianna Campbell
#snoozefest
#greatvisualfx
#predictable
JC
Joel Carrion
#cliché
#justokay
#predictable
TA
Taylor Adams
#creepy
#justokay
BT
Blake Tippens
#intense
#creepy
KS
Kaye Sant
#slow
#snoozefest
#wasteofmoney
BL
Brianna Limon
#terrifying
#intense
#leavekidsathome
TT
Taisha Taisha
#predictable
MT
mamadou traore
#datenight
#intense
#surprising
JJ
Jirah James
#datenight
CM
Camry Moore
#justokay
#creepy
#boring
VO
Vilma Ortega
#surprising
#cliché
SR
Sarah Ramirez
#surprising
#intense
#creepy
RB
Rashawnda Bennings
#justokay
DM
Destiny Marsh
#actionpacked
#intense
#leavekidsathome
QS
Queen Sullivan
#surprising
JB
Jamar Brown
#cliché
#justokay
#predictable

Metacritic

38
Aug 29, 2022

Director and co-writer Jessica M. Thompson establishes an unsettling mood that suggests we’re about to enter a dark and twisted world. But then eventually, her film is just dark – as in, it’s hard to see what’s happening, with herky-jerky visual effects that are especially off-putting. And when the twist comes as to what’s actually going on, it’s like: Really? That’s it?

Metacritic review by Christy Lemire
Christy Lemire
RogerEbert.com
50
Aug 26, 2022

The Invitation aims high, and while it's regularly impressive on a visual and aesthetic level, the storytelling lets the Gothic horror down in the end.

Scott Campbell
We Got This Covered
37
Aug 26, 2022

The Invitation never manages to be scary, and it hides its vampires behind a lifeless love story.

Austen Goslin
Polygon