Will (Logan Marshall-Green) is bringing his new girlfriend, Kira (Emayatzy Corinealdi), to a dinner party at his ex-wife Eden's (Tammy Blanchard) house. It is hideously awkward because Eden re-married and disappeared to Mexico for two years and this is the first time anyone in their friend group has seen either her or Will. Worse, she and her new husband, David (Michiel Huisman), brought some of their weird new "spiritual retreat" friends to pitch The Invitation, a grief counseling/wellness/cult-type thing.
This is a movie about weaponized social contracts. Even though everyone is uncomfortable, no one tries to leave until it's way too late. As an autistic person, that made no fucking sense to me. So I was already annoyed by these people. And the dialogue is weirdly stiff and stage-y. Also, no werewolves!
Admittedly, I am judging it a little harshly because of my own expectations. Don't do that and you'll likely enjoy it more than I did. It's streaming on Kanopy.
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