Some good movies don't receive enough attention and end up being classified as underrated. The Invitation, from the director Karyn Kusama, is one of these cases. The less information about the plot the public know the best will be the cinematographic experience. Will (Logan Marshall-Green) was married to Eden (Tammy Blanchard), but after the accidental death of their young son, they divorced and she went away without giving news. Two years later she returns to seek her ex-husband, inviting him and his girlfriend Kira (Emayatzy Corinealdi) over for a reconciliation dinner, a reunion with the couple's old friends. Sadie (Lindsay Burdge) and Pruitt (John Carroll Lynch), unknown people to Will, are also present in the dinner. Accompanied by her new husband, David (Michiel Huisman), Eden is totally different from what she was before, awakening in Will the suspicion that the hosts have sinister plans against him.
The Invitation offers the audience a story with slow pace, projecting drama, suspense and mystery, besides the touch of paranoia that turns out to whet the curiosity of the viewer. As the protagonist we feel increasingly uncomfortable, seeing bad omens everywhere. The house, the visitors and their attitudes begin to arouse doubts and queries.
It is worth mentioning the great performances of the entire cast. Will (Logan Marshall-Green), unpredictable and suspicious to the level of almost become paranoid, Eden (Tammy Blanchard) with a melodramatic instinct, Sadie (Lindsay Burdge) extroverted, detached and wild and Pruitt (John Carroll Lynch), with a calm and very peculiar coldness. All these traits, together with a well-dosed soundtrack, arouse an eerie feeling in an environment where everyone seems suspicious. After all, is there a conspiracy or is it just the protagonist imagining things?
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