The Pact 2

The Pact 2
Directed by Dallas Richard Hallam
Patrick Horvath
Written by Dallas Richard Hallam
Patrick Horvath
Starring Caity Lotz
Camilla Luddington
Scott Michael Foster
Music by Carl Sondrol
Cinematography Carmen Cabana
Edited by Saul Herckis
Production
companies
Preferred Film & TV
Distributed by IFC Midnight
Release dates
  • September 5, 2014
Running time
 96 minutes
Country United States
Language English

The Pact 2 (also stylized as The Pact II) is a 2014 American horror movie that was directed by Dallas Richard Hallam and Patrick Horvath. It was released as a VOD release on 5 September 2014 and was given a limited theatrical release during October 2014.[1] The movie is a sequel to the 2012 film The Pact and has Caity Lotz returning to reprise the character Annie Barlow, who must once again deal with a bloodthirsty murderer.[1]

Synopsis

June (Camilla Luddington) is a crime scene cleaner that finds herself experiencing terrifying visions about the Judas Killer (Mark Steger), something that she tries to hide from her boyfriend Daniel (Scott Michael Foster). Soon after there are a series of murders that mimics the Judas Killer's modus operandi that causes police to believe that there is a copycat killer on the loose. When the visions grow more vivid in detail and puts her in the position of the murderer himself, June is eventually forced to seek the help of Annie (Caity Lotz) and Stevie (Haley Hudson), as they have had prior experiences with the Judas Killer.[1]

Cast

Reception

Critical reception for The Pact 2 has been negative,[2] and the film holds a rating of 17% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 7 reviews.[3] Much of the film's criticism stemmed from it not improving on the 2012 film,[4][5] and the New York Times's Andy Webster also criticized the film's Judas Killer for not having a memorable "gimmick" along the lines of Freddy Kreuger's blade-fingers or Leatherface’s leathery face.[6] The Village Voice panned the film, writing "The Pact, the original, makes this guy (embodied by Mark Steger) seem monstrous, a thoughtless grub-man nightmare hatched in some grim nook of your home you never bothered to clean up. The Pact 2 never lets you forget he's an actor on a set, maybe drinking some tea between shots. He's probably really nice."[7] Variety was somewhat more positive in their review, commenting that the "Performances are OK, though this is one of those movies in which somebody thought it was a good idea to have most of the characters forever rattling each others’ nerves — a tactic that only makes their interactions more annoying, not more suspenseful. Indeed, tension is pretty tepid throughout, despite decent-enough assembly that includes some nice work from composer Carl Sondrol and d.p. Carmen Cabana."[8]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Barton, Steve. "Exclusive Clip from The Pact 2 Found Upstairs". Dread Central. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Cooper, Patrick. "[Review] ‘The Pact 2′ Lacks the Punch of First; Still Creepy As Hell". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "The Pact II". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  4. ↑ Abele, Robert. "Review 'The Pact 2' doesn't hold much promise". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  5. ↑ Lowe, Justin. "'The Pact 2': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  6. ↑ Webster, Andy. "Monster Without a Gimmick". New York Times. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  7. ↑ Scherstuhl, Alan. "Pact 2, Horror 1: The Sequel Pales Before the Original". Village Voice. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  8. ↑ Harvey, Dennis. "Film Review: ‘The Pact 2’". Variety. Retrieved 16 November 2014.

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