No seats for Batman vs Superman last week got me to see Karyn Kusama's new psychological thriller "The Invitation" , an indie movie with a tiny budget , that was amazingly crafted, and in my opinion, deserves to be among the winners.
A thriller that will slowly build up the tension around unsettling suspicions and delirious paranoia. Again a movie of the mind and its tricks and its madness before grief and loss and what do we do to overcome a tragic situation.
The protagonist... Will doesn't feel right about the dinner party that he is invited to with his girlfriend Kira. Something in the air seems odd and weirdly awkward about that lavish dinner thrown by his ex-wife Eden with her new husband David to reunite their old friends. Will stands alone confused and wary. Maybe it is the locked doors and new barred windows of his old house are making him suspicious or maybe it is just the painful memories of his lost son that turn him paranoid. But again the is not feeling comfortable with that strangely cheerful behavior that Eden shows or is it just the grief that is actually still there and never faded. And that will trigger worrying questions that need to be answered, weird behaviors that scream for logical explanations; is he going crazy of sadness or there is something sinister going on? A cacophony of images and sounds will go wild in Will's head and the presence of the couple's pair of guests Sadie and Pruitt will just intensify that and worsen his inner conflict.
A beautiful music and good soundtrack that go in harmony with the creative imagery displayed on the screen. Talented cast whose performance should be highly praised. Logan Marshall-Green(Who looks like an American Tom Hardy, the similarity is just killer) presents a heartbreaking picture of a father tortured by loss and sadness and anger and maybe the first scene of Will mercifully killing a coyote that he hit with his car summarizes his feelings between deep sorrow and buried anger. Another character caught my attention is Sadie, portrayed by Lindsay Burdge, a frail woman with an odd behavior that is reminiscent of a mentally broken and disturbed person, a cult brain-washed member.
Beautiful movie, well-crafted story, solid characters that will not disappoint you FOR SURE.
Special shoutout to everyone who appreciates a good movie experience
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