Pedro Pascal Weirds Everyone Out in ‘The Uninvited’
There should be no party in the world where Pedro Pascal is off the guest list. He seems like a super-fun guy, right? I’d get a drink with him. But Pascal doesn’t get the opportunity to RSVP in The Uninvited, a psychological comedy premiering at SXSW that sees him playing whatever the guest of honor is. A bunch of Hollywood socialites are throwing a gaudy soiree when Pascal, an ex-lover of the host, crashes with a woman who can’t figure out where the hell she is. Okay, sure—sounds like my kind of party!
Married couple Rose (Elizabeth Reaser), an actress, and Sammy (Walton Goggins), a producer, are throwing a flashy party to catch up with some important people in their lives, including a big-time director and an up-and-coming actress. Sammy is stressed to the max—this party is going to be a big deal, because he’s going to convince the director in attendance, Gerald (Rufus Sewell) to sign onto this new project with the starlet, Delia (Eva De Dominici), at the party. Sammy and Rose have a chaotic, sexy, mean-spirited connection; they insult each other as often as they compliment, they rely on the other frequently but are never around for support.
Although Pascal as Lucien, the ex-boyfriend arrives later, he’s technically not the uninvited. Sammy asks his rival to come, although Rose is completely displeased with the idea that both of her main love interests will be in the same space in one night. The actual party crasher here is Helen (Lois Smith), an elderly woman who has lost her way, believing that Rose and Sammy’s home is her own, and that her husband has gone missing from the premises. With little-to-no help from Sammy, who would rather entertain the arriving guests than deal with this needy old woman, Rose escorts Helen into their home and attempts to find someone to come pick her up.