Owen Gleiberman of
Variety deemed the film to be "marvelously entertaining" and compared it to ''
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Similarly, Adam Chitwood of TheWrap compared the result to something like "the great-great-grandchild" of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
, underscoring the film to be "endlessly relatable, sometimes uncomfortably so". Benjamin Lee of The Guardian'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, welcoming it as a "genuinely funny and uncommonly intelligent comedy for adults". Kate Erbland of
IndieWire gave the film a B+ rating, assessing that, a bit of stumbling in the third act notwithstanding, the rest of the film is "such a treat, a truly adult comedy with plenty to say and even more laughs to share." of
The Hollywood Reporter declared the film as "well worth RSVPing" in the bottom line. Glenn Garner of
Deadline wrote that the film "explores dynamics of sex and relationships with raw and endearing honesty". Tim Grierson of
Screen International described the film as an "uneven comedy-drama that ultimately has something fresh to say about sex, love and commitment".
Bilge Ebiri of
Vulture resented that the characters' "emotional twists don't feel fully earned", also pointing out that
The Invite "feels at times like a film that could have benefited from more control", while giving a fully negative assessment about the use of the musical score. ==References==