VividSimon Simply Perfect

Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.

Fatma Suarez The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Jakoba True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

shippermd The cover suggests a horror or thriller, but instead, WOW, it was an awesome, quite deep, philosophical and sweet movie. Roland wanted to share his 'gift' with his friends and boy did he! Hats off to the quiet intensity of Lance playing Roland, who just wanted to impart a very rare and profound gift to those he loved.Some of the lines he spoke in the movie, along with the beautiful scenery and music that accompanied it...will leave you feeling strangely serene and peaceful by the end of it.Give it a chance. The story is a bit weak, not really explaining and resolving everything, but all in all, it's a must-see for lovers of deeper, profound type movies.Also recommended: What Dreams May Come, The 5 People You Meet in Heaven, What the Bleep Do We Know, Waking Life.Shipper

John-Juliano If you've followed Lance Henriksen's up-and-down screen and TV career and mostly enjoy his acting, you may like this movie. That's because Lance's performance is about the only reason to see this B-movie in search of a reason to be. The set-up here is a familiar one: just think "And Then There Were None" (1945) or "Ten Little Indians" (1966) or, most recently almost good "Identity" starring John Cusack (2003). The twist here is that instead of the victims being killed off one by one by an unidentified member of the group or staff, the killer identifies himself early on and in godlike fashion, reveals the well-intentioned motivation for the coming mass murder. This seeming horror movie without a plot is actually just an excuse for the screenwriter, the director and cast to spend half the movie in self-indulgent psycho-babble and feel-good-through-confession antics that you see on a typical Jerry Springer show. The acting is flat and the ending is telegraphed to those viewers who make it past the film's 1st 60 minutes

Scott Strandberg Do not be fooled by the poster and cover art or by the trailer for this film, it is not a horror film. It is a morality play, and a pretty intriguing one at that.The basic plotline: Roland (Henriksen) invites his six best friends to his island estate for a getaway. He tricks them into taking a poison and tells them that the only way he will give them the antidote is if they tell their greatest secrets, if they atone for their sins.This film is actually quite well done, with the characters each struggling with their own demons, wondering whether their secrets are worth dying for. Henriksen is excellent as always, and relative unknowns Christopher Shyer (Joel) and David Livingstone (John) stand out from the rest of the cast by giving fantastic performances.The Invitation is not a horror film by any stretch of the imagination, but it is a very intriguing morality play with solid acting from an ensemble cast of anonymous unknowns, with the exception of Henriksen. Well worth a watch. 7/10.

raptors2 The DVD box made this one seem really good, in spite of the lack of a "name" cast (with the exception of Lance Henriksen). It started out slow and never really picked it's speed up. The curves aren't enough to keep your interest and at times, you get the impression that some of the cast isn't interested either. A couple of things never quite get explained and the ending lacks.