The Pact came in under the radar and generated a buzz through its tightly-edited trailer, which is very much a greatest hits package for the film as a whole. It is very much a familiar piece, with a join -the-dots story that really does not take an awful lot of working out (unless you were the two teenage girls sitting three rows in front, who were entertainingly terrified by the whole film) and ultimately does not amount to much. The supernatural and crime-thriller elements never quite seem to gel as strongly as they should, but the set pieces from both are effectively executed. Nevertheless, for its genre and budget, director McCarthy uses some creative and thoughtful camerawork as well as building tension successfully, especially in the first half. The Christmas setting lies unsettlingly at odds in the background, and the geography of the deceased mother's house - so crucial to the story - is conveyed well, making The Pact a well-executed and interesting low-budget genre entry.
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