Overview
- The film is a U.S. remake of Cesc Gay’s Sentimental directed by Olivia Wilde and stars Wilde, Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton with a 108‑minute running time.
- Critics published reviews on Thursday that praised Wilde’s direction and praised the film’s balance of comedy and melancholy without calling it groundbreaking.
- Reviews singled out the pairing of Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton as the movie’s standout element and described Cruz’s performance as the film’s high point.
- Commentators note Wilde’s version shifts the source material into louder comic codes, trading some of Sentimental’s quiet ambiguity for faster pacing, clearer caricature and showier set pieces.
- The early Spanish reviews (rated three and four stars) frame La invitación as a polished, effective comedy that will shape audience response in its opening week and renew interest in transposed remakes.