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The Invite Tries Way Too Hard for 45 Minutes. Then the Cast Takes Over.
A24 paid north of $12 million for Olivia Wilde's Sundance breakout. The first half explains the doubts. The second half explains the price.
Don Carpenter
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Olivia Wilde's 'The Invite' Survives Sundance, a Bidding War, and Her Own Reputation. It's the Best Thing She's Made.
Olivia Wilde directs and stars opposite Seth Rogen, Penelope Cruz and Edward Norton in a marriage comedy that critics keep comparing to 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' It's the rebuttal to the 'Don't Worry Darling' circus, and it works.
Don Carpenter