The Invitation (2022)

"You’re probably going to want to RSVP “no” to The Invitation."

"It’s middling, morbid pap."

"The Invitation does little to slip subversive themes into its milquetoast social commentary."

"Does a film qualify as horror if you can count the total drops of blood on one hand?"

"The Invitation takes way too long getting to its most interesting ideas, leaving us with the distinct feeling of “too little, too late.”"

"Sadly, the movie mostly plods along. There are long stretches of absolutely nothing that effectively torpedo any momentum."

"The Invitation functions well as a gateway horror movie. It’s a well-crafted gothic romance light on scares that could sufficiently introduce the genre to unfamiliar audiences."

"The Invitation is too wearyingly hackneyed for too much of its running time, and too often laugh-out-loud funny..."

"When the film leans into its indisputable strengths, the result is bitingly good horror; any attempts to swerve outside that vein result in a more toothless execution."

"The Invitation is an unspectacularly average vampire tale that nibbles on the neck of excitement without taking any substantial bite."