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3/4
It's a okay horror movie
Matthew Brady - wrote on 05/14/2015
The Pact is a horror movie that's done in a way that makes it different to other horror movies at that time, and I'm talking about slow build up and suspense.
The story is about a Nicole (Bruckner) and Annie (Lotz) reluctantly return to their childhood home to pay their last respects. While staying overnight in the house, the sisters sense a mysterious presence in their midst: noises startling them in the night, objects moving about, a fallen picture of an unknown woman posed next to their mother. Annie begins experiencing a series of intense and disturbing dreams visions that lead her to uncover something terrible about her mothers past that is finally revealing itself.
Before seeing The Pact I looked at some of the reviews that the movie got and some was mostly positive, some …
Rating of
3/4
Review: The Pact
MikePA - wrote on 12/05/2012
Goodbye found-footage, you little cheap gimmick you! Say hello to Nicholas McCarthy's The Pact, an engaging horror film that is genuinely scary and occasionally pretty intense. It's that rare horror film nowadays that uses mood and atmosphere as a tool to tell the story.
There's no denying that we've seen this type of horror film many times before. We have a pretty girl, a spooky house, some dark family history, and a character who can communicate with the beyond. It begins cliched and sometimes very slow, but transcends into a strangely scary mystery as the facts slowly unfold, building to a fantastic climax. Writer/director Nicholas McCarthy injects the film with plenty of suspense and tension, but adds in an intriguing plot and a likable lead character which gives the film more …
