This was one of those "classic" movies that eluded me throughout my yeas of film fandom and schooling. I was actually very surprised by just how weird this film actually is! It 's like a big budget PSA about Daddy issues where the characters play like little kids one minute then are stabbing each other with knives or beating each other with chains the next.
James Dean is evidently great in it. His method acting ways are so much more…
For a film about driving, this one is pretty pedestrian ;)
Richard Masur is definitely MVP and Haim is the better Corey
The Invitation is certainly a slow burn but the payoff is pretty immense. A daunting look at loss, stability & moving on in dark, crazy L.A.
Hooooooly shit! What a flipping fun film!
First off, keeping it in the 80s like the novel was the right thing to do! It felt so right! The film has a visual flair to it that I really vibed with. I enjoyed the look and feel of Muschietti’s previous film “Mama” but this is on a whole other level. Although there is a familiar feel to the colour pallet and shot style it still has a vibrancy and freshness that…
