[Sundance '12] Review: ‘The Pact’ Pumps the Brakes

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Posted by MrDisgusting on February 01, 2012 @ 3:38pm
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The Pact Sundance

Acquired by IFC out of the Sundance Film Festival’s Parck City at Midnight line up was Nicholas McCarthy’s The Pact, which was based on a short of the same name. While the movie did carry some incredible scares, ultimately the director “goosed the gas” a bit too much.

“Just as I was preparing myself for a wild ride, ‘The Pact‘ started pumping the brakes…[Nicholas] McCarthy simply can’t match the scares of that crackerjack first act.”

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