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Olivia Wilde’s ‘The Invite’ Panned as Insufferable Orgy Comedy

7/19/2026

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The reviewer calls the United States film “The Invite” profoundly bad and insufferable.
Olivia Wilde directs and co-stars as Angela in the remake of the 2020 Spanish movie “The Invite.”
Seth Rogen plays Joe, a San Francisco music-conservatory teacher.
Their upstairs neighbors, retired fireman Hawk (Edward Norton) and sex-therapist Pina (Penelope Cruz), disclose they host orgies and invite the couple to join their open-marriage lifestyle.

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Story summary

The reviewer calls the United States film “The Invite” profoundly bad and insufferable.
Olivia Wilde directs and co-stars as Angela in the remake of the 2020 Spanish movie “The Invite.”
Seth Rogen plays Joe, a San Francisco music-conservatory teacher.
Their upstairs neighbors, retired fireman Hawk (Edward Norton) and sex-therapist Pina (Penelope Cruz), disclose they host orgies and invite the couple to join their open-marriage lifestyle.