This one is probably best viewed by going in cold with no real knowledge of the plot. Will and his girlfriend Kira get invited to a dinner party at his ex-wife Eden’s home. None of their friends have seen Eden or her husband David for two years.
The other guests are excited but Will is reserved. He and Eden used to live here when they were married. Their five year old son died in the backyard in an accident at a party. Also Eden met David at a group grief counseling session and left Will for him so that’s awkward. I’m not sure why Will would even go to this.
Eden and David are different but their friends say grief does things to people. Everyone expected this to be a gathering of their old friend group, but two people they don’t know join them. Both are a little odd.
Will thinks something is off, but everyone else seems okay with what is taking place. A strange party game results in one of the guests becoming uncomfortable and politely asking to leave. There is pressure to stay, but Will insists she be allowed to go.
The night gets stranger when David and Eden reveal they’ve spent the last two years in Mexico in a commune called the Invitation. The leader helps people deal with their grief, but Will is getting more uncomfortable with every new thing that happens.
He’s convinced something is wrong, but his friends say everyone in Los Angeles is weird so of course the new people are strange. Kira is not alarmed at anything taking place and thinks Will is over reacting. Is Will’s grief skewing his critical thinking ability or is everyone else blind to the possibility that something is extremely wrong here? And why does David keep locking the door? Is it really due to home invasions in the neighborhood?
It’s never a good idea when people who’ve been living in a commune show you a promotional video about it. This is a decent thriller where you question what is going on, and then question if you’re being too paranoid about questioning what is going on.
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