Most movie stars have their low points in their filmographies and we're witnessing one of those for the truly funny actors Witherspoon and Ferrell. Everything about Invited is half assed and unfunny and it's mostly an exercise in how sad it can be to watch talented people do something so phoned in. You'll want to turn it off part way in and honestly, you're probably right to do so.
Invited starts out with the tired and gross cliche of the father thinking no partner is good enough for his daughter and the film goes on to make tensions within a family fall along Red American vs. Blue American lines. Not one line in the film feels original or thought through. Eye rolling is the reaction most audiences would have to the jokes. I can't imagine laughing.
I could get in to how badly the film is plotted with all of the conflict being derived from overly constructed circumstances that never feel organic. I could get in to how none of the characters feel more than two-dimensional or get any character arc that isn't a recycled rom com plot. I could get in to all sorts of problems with this badly made movie but mostly it was just infuriating to see such a strong cast wasted like this.
It is not just Witherspoon and Ferrell who are slumming. There is a great cast here from the promising Vizwanathan to the veteran Weston. Truly funny people being unfunny while trying to be funny is just so depressing to watch.
You're Cordially Invited
Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Will Ferrell, Geraldine Viswanathan, Meredith Hagner, Jimmy Tatro, Celia Weston, Jack McBrayer
Writer/Director: Nicholas Stoller
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