The Pact
IFC Midnight | Release Date: July 6, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
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Mixed or average reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
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3
Mixed:
7
Negative:
0
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83
The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayJul 4, 2012
More horror movies set in the 21st century ought to integrate technology into their scares as well as Nicholas McCarthy's The Pact. Read full review
63
New York PostKyle SmithJul 6, 2012
Familiar elements such as a dark family secret, a ghost and a Ouija board start to seem trite after a while, and the third act is a little ridiculous, but debut writer-director Nicholas McCarthy does a lot with a little and seems fully prepared to handle a big-studio horror project. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineCalum MarshJul 2, 2012
When The Pact descends, finally, from suggestion to explication, the scares regrettably slink away. Read full review
60
The New York TimesManohla DargisJul 5, 2012
In the end, like a lot of genre movies, this one pulls from different inspirations, and so weighs in, by turns, as overly predictable and satisfyingly recognizable (part of genre cinema's one-two punch). Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanJul 5, 2012
For her part, Lotz carries the load with such briskly efficient confidence, it's no surprise to learn that she's already got several more movies on the way. Read full review
60
Total FilmPaul BradshawJul 1, 2012
It works hard, and the first half hour is textbook creepy, but the oldschool grab-bag of shocks struggles to jolt a dour script to life. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyJul 1, 2012
The Pact demonstrates both why people respond to horror and why it's so routinely scorned. Read full review
40
Village VoiceNick SchagerJul 3, 2012
A musty ghost story that morphs into a sluggish serial-killer mystery, Nicholas McCarthy's film tries to distinguish itself by minimizing dialogue and settings, a stripped-down approach that extends to sketchy characters and a script rife with convenient, easy-to-assemble clues. Read full review
40
Time OutSam AdamsJul 3, 2012
Lotz's grudging fortitude provides enough engagement to let you overlook the cracks in the film's facade, but when she cedes the screen to Casper Van Dien's thick-witted police detective, all you can see are the gaps. Read full review
40
The GuardianPeter BradshawJul 1, 2012
Nicholas McCarthy's The Pact is a horror film developed from a short, and unfortunately it splits apart while being stretched out to feature length. Read full review
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