The Pact 2

Name: The Pact 2
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Released: October 10, 2014
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 37

2014

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IFC Films | Release Date: October 10, 2014 | Not Rated

Summary: The stunning sequel to new horror classic The Pact ups the ante on terror. When a series of brutal murders lead authorities to believe the Judas killer is back, Annie, (Caity Lotz), returns home for the final showdown. [IFC Films]

Director: Dallas Richard Hallam and Patrick Horvath

Genre(s): Mystery, Thriller, Horror

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 96 min

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Chuck Bowen

Oct 5, 2014

Camilla Luddington refuses to predictably foreground her character's escalating fear, allowing us instead to see that fear as being at war with her inquisitive intelligence. Read full review

Andy Webster

Oct 9, 2014

The directors, Dallas Hallam and Patrick Horvath, are fluent in the genre’s staples (creaky interiors, slamming doors, yada yada yada), lighting schemes and startling edits. And they draw decent work from their actors, who commit to the wispy, subtext-free material. Read full review

Charles Bramesco

Oct 7, 2014

There’s a worthy sequel to a better-than-average horror film in here somewhere, but it’s buried underneath a wild goose chase that ultimately goes nowhere. Read full review

Alan Scherstuhl

Oct 7, 2014

The directors demonstrate confident technique in most of the scare scenes, but their uncertain touch with actors and dialogue makes a cock-up of the climax. Read full review

Robert Abele

Oct 30, 2014

Writer-directors Dallas Hallam and Patrick Horvath, picking up the baton from first film creator Nicholas McCarthy, do a serviceable job aping the original's clean, mostly lo-fi atmospherics and nervy framing... The story's a wash, though. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

Oct 2, 2014

The Pact 2 simply stretches out rather than elaborating on its predecessor’s already thin premise, creating holes that are poorly patched over with false scares and unconvincing character behavior. Read full review

Justin Lowe

Oct 9, 2014

Co-scripters and directors Dallas Hallam and Patrick Horvath never seem quite sure which horror subgenre the film should favor, as the supernatural elements demonstrate little synergy with the serial-killer procedural plotting. Read full review

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Meth-dude

Jul 25, 2015

The movie starts pretty slow and cliché,it's even a little bit boring.And in the middle there is some jump scares to keep the viewers entertained.Then,the movie throws a twist that any viewers already figured out and the movie turns into a cat and mouse game.Then, it's the end.The movie isThe movie starts pretty slow and cliché,it's even a little bit boring.And in the middle there is some jump scares to keep the viewers entertained.Then,the movie throws a twist that any viewers already figured out and the movie turns into a cat and mouse game.Then, it's the end.The movie is boring,cliché and predictable but it was not too bad or unwatchable.… Expand

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quincytheodore

Jul 29, 2015

Horribly slow and slumber inducing. Amazing how the screenplay can make simple scenes look very tiring. Each conversation are twice the length of normal movie's, one might press fast forward or skip a chunk of it and still be at the same agonizing slow pace. Acting is limping, it has smallHorribly slow and slumber inducing. Amazing how the screenplay can make simple scenes look very tiring. Each conversation are twice the length of normal movie's, one might press fast forward or skip a chunk of it and still be at the same agonizing slow pace. Acting is limping, it has small cast and half of it are awfully delivering rigid performance. It feels disjointed at every corner, even the scares are poorly constructed and overly used.

Story is an inconsistent struggle to bring supernatural theme and mystery thriller, both of which fail at making any momentum. It's crucial to highlight the FBI officer, which is the weakest character on the small roster. Every time he's in the screen, he brings inhumanely stiff performance. If this is an effort to build mystery, it's highly misguided. Random passerby reading the script out loud would probably be more capable.

The boyfriend and mother roles are also awkwardly played. They never seem to be convincing nor do they sync well with others. Thus, Camilla Luddington as June, the troubled girl and returning Caity Lotz, as Annie are the most decent, by default. To their credits, both of the female actors try to set-up the horror and they do have better screen presence.

Nevertheless, the scenes are either plodding or rushed. Caity Lotz doesn't feel as she’s introduced to the story naturally, she just pops up and becomes instant best friend with Luddington's June. Their interactions are more fluid than most, unfortunately the movie doesn't take advantage of that. Luddington isn't entirely bad, she has good expression, but she must deal with insipid screenplay which makes her looking bizarre and enacting the same motions repeatedly.

There might a few scares with flicker lights or angle shifts, yet even these instances are overly done. Without spoiling anything the mix between paranormal and mystery doesn't pan out well. The Pact 2 instills more boredom than horror or dread.… Expand

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