The Pack

Name: The Pack
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Released: February 5, 2016
Duration: 90 min

2016

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IFC Midnight | Release Date: February 5, 2016 | Not Rated

Summary: In a remote stretch of the Australian Outback, a sheep rancher, his veterinarian wife, and their two teenage children live in bucolic isolation—until a horrifying night when a pack of fang-bearing, four-legged rabid beasts besiege their home. With no one around to help them, the family must band together to survive—or else become canineIn a remote stretch of the Australian Outback, a sheep rancher, his veterinarian wife, and their two teenage children live in bucolic isolation—until a horrifying night when a pack of fang-bearing, four-legged rabid beasts besiege their home. With no one around to help them, the family must band together to survive—or else become canine kibble. [IFC Midnight]… Expand

Director: Nick Robertson

Genre(s): Thriller, Horror

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 90 min

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Noel Murray

Feb 4, 2016

While Robertson throws in too many cheap jump-scares, he mostly does well by Green's script, coaxing strong performances from the cast and making sure the viewers feel a sickly dread every time some creature is growling and scratching at the ranch-house door. Read full review

Neil Genzlinger

Feb 5, 2016

A dreary Australian movie, directed by Nick Robertson, that has more dogs than “Cujo” but noticeably less plot. Read full review

Rob Staeger

Feb 3, 2016

Ultimately, these feral pooches pose no danger that couldn't be solved by staying inside, boarding the windows, and barricading the doors. It's not a bad approach to the film itself. Read full review

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qbase

Dec 16, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Παρότι το βαρετό πρώτο μισάωρο με ανησύχησε,τελικά στην πορεία αποκτάει αρκετό σασπένς και με άφησε ικανοποιημένο!Μου άρεσαν οι ερμηνείες,η σκηνοθεσία και η μουσική της ταινίας και επίσης μου άφησε μια εντύπωση ρεαλισμού παρόλο που υπάρχουν κάποιες (λίγες) όχι και τόσο ρεαλιστικές σκηνές όπως πχ όταν η πρωταγωνίστρια χτυπάει δεκάδες φορές έναν σκύλο με λοστό κι αυτός όχι μόνο δεν πεθαίνει αλλά δεν βγάζει ούτε κραυγή πόνου!Αυτό που με χάλασε είναι το φινάλε που κάνει την ταινία να μοιάζει περισσότερο περιπετειούλα παρά για ταινία τρόμου και επίσης θα ήθελα γενικά περισσότερους φόνους!Παρόλα αυτά είναι μια ικανοποιητική ταινία τρόμου με σασπένς!… Expand

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juliankennedy23

Mar 2, 2017

The Pack: 6 out of 10: Nature gone wild films are a particular pleasure of mine because they are, by their very nature, silly. The Pack, unfortunately, is yet another attempt to make a serious one.

Of all the horror genres nature gone wild is one of the hardest to pull off in a seriousThe Pack: 6 out of 10: Nature gone wild films are a particular pleasure of mine because they are, by their very nature, silly. The Pack, unfortunately, is yet another attempt to make a serious one.

Of all the horror genres nature gone wild is one of the hardest to pull off in a serious role. Recently Liam Neeson’s The Grey pulled this off fairly well but it had the advantage of well Liam Neeson. The Pack has the always stunning Anna Lise Phillips, who admittedly is a discount Radha Mitchell, but alas she is not Liam.

The Packs much bigger problem, besides tone and a lack of Liam, is a lack of cannon fodder. A good nature gone wild film needs people for nature to go wild against. The pack has an entire cast of six people.

The main plot of The Pack is about a farmer who is isolated, in debt up to his eyeballs, has had all his sheep killed by wild dogs and whose entire family unit is straining to the breaking point. An evil banker comes by and offers him lots of money and debt forgiveness to “give up his land” and go live in a condo overlooking an Australian beach while his wife works at a nice vet clinic in a strip mall down the street. In grand movie tradition he, of course, kicks the evil banker off his land (the same guy he presumably borrowed money from before the movie started) and declares no one will take his land. (Which no one would if he would stop borrowing against it… just saying)

This is a well-worn head scratching trope and The Packs version is particularly silly. Anyway, the family is attacked by wild dogs. Wife, who is a vet mind you, forgets dogs have a sense of smell and goes for the stay still and be quiet approach. Dogs slowly walk around the house looking menacingly. And that is about all because once again this is a nature gone wild film with six people.

Well filmed with a good cast but it takes itself too seriously and simply lets itself down when it comes to genre standards. There just isn’t that much there, there.… Expand

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