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Metascore
7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenCamilla 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.
- 50The New York TimesAndy WebsterThe New York TimesAndy WebsterThe 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.
- 40The DissolveCharles BramescoThe DissolveCharles BramescoThere’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.
- 40Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlVillage VoiceAlan ScherstuhlThe 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.
- 40Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleWriter-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.
- 30VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyThe 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.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweThe Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweCo-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.