The Pact 2
IFC Films | Release Date: October 10, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
37
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
4
Negative:
2
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Slant MagazineChuck BowenOct 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
50
The New York TimesAndy WebsterOct 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
40
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleOct 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
40
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlOct 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
40
The DissolveCharles BramescoOct 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
30
The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweOct 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
30
VarietyDennis HarveyOct 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
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