The Covenant
Screen Gems | Release Date: September 8, 2006
6.0
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Mixed or average reviews based on 153 Ratings
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FitriAmirrolNov 19, 2010
Epitomizing magic with drug use has never been more superficial than in The Covenant. The cheap exploitations of the young male and female bodies prove how shallow the film really is. The moral of the story is clouded by callow acting and theEpitomizing magic with drug use has never been more superficial than in The Covenant. The cheap exploitations of the young male and female bodies prove how shallow the film really is. The moral of the story is clouded by callow acting and the thrill is drowned out by flat lines.… Expand
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HalfwelshmanMay 20, 2011
Unfortunately, I was dragged to see this on a date. It's angsty teen nonsense without a single defined element. Thankfully I've blanked most of the plot (what little there was) from my memory until only a grey indistinct blob remains (orUnfortunately, I was dragged to see this on a date. It's angsty teen nonsense without a single defined element. Thankfully I've blanked most of the plot (what little there was) from my memory until only a grey indistinct blob remains (or perhaps that was what the plot resembled to begin with?) It's dire, truly dire.… Expand
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JeffKSep 9, 2006
"The Covenant" is part "The Lost Boys", part "Zapped," nearly all predictable and has more cheese than Velveeta. Harlin has the audacity to set the film up for a sequel. I will be using all my critical powers to make sure that doesn't happen.
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MaxM.Sep 9, 2006
Anyone who wants cheesy supernatural homoerotic b-movies needs only to rent any of David DeCoteau's films like "Voodoo Academy" and the "Brotherhood" series. "The Covenant" is a limp, better-budgeted knock-off. Skip it.
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JimmyDSep 9, 2006
This movie was such a waste of money. The lack of story, laughably terrible effects, and horrible acting make for the worst movie of the summer.
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ApeSep 9, 2006
If you can't tell several of the last people under my comment are plants, then you're probably just as stupid as those people if they existed. Terrible movie, no plot, worst acting, and crappy fx. This is the kind of garbage that If you can't tell several of the last people under my comment are plants, then you're probably just as stupid as those people if they existed. Terrible movie, no plot, worst acting, and crappy fx. This is the kind of garbage that should kill hollywood and someday, I hope, it will.… Expand
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JonRSep 11, 2006
This "film" is quite possibly one of the worst movies ever made. It was so boring and incomprehensible that it hurt. I went in expecting the male version of THE CRAFT...but it wasn't. This movie made THE CRAFT look like THE GODFATHER.
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HorrorviewSep 15, 2006
Absolute garbage. Like a Hot Topic commercial as directed by a chimpanzee with special effects by the guys who make commercials for local furniture stores. Renny Harlin is the original Uwe Boll.
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LaurenceH.Sep 7, 2006
Saw this at a free screening... and I felt robbed. Its seemingly cool plot quickly drifts into a bottomless pit of clichés, the CGI is pretty lackluster, the punchless ending simply blows and the acting is unsurprisingly tame. Some Saw this at a free screening... and I felt robbed. Its seemingly cool plot quickly drifts into a bottomless pit of clichés, the CGI is pretty lackluster, the punchless ending simply blows and the acting is unsurprisingly tame. Some disturbing images and jump scares spare it from a zero because it's not completely devoid of thrust, but it still should've been straight-to-DVD.… Expand
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KevinJJan 4, 2007
I'm giving this movie one star for some of the special effects and tantalizing near-naked shots of the women. Otherwise, this is possibly the worst movie ever made. Had a good premise but the director and scriptwriter dropped the ball. I'm giving this movie one star for some of the special effects and tantalizing near-naked shots of the women. Otherwise, this is possibly the worst movie ever made. Had a good premise but the director and scriptwriter dropped the ball. The ending leaves open the chance for a Part II. May GOD spare us the agony!!… Expand
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isazOct 1, 2006
Just to be 'fair' here, i gave it some 3pts. only because it does have one of the coolest (note: i said 'coolest' not 'greatest') visuals and special fx in a film. that's not the focal topic why most Just to be 'fair' here, i gave it some 3pts. only because it does have one of the coolest (note: i said 'coolest' not 'greatest') visuals and special fx in a film. that's not the focal topic why most (i'm inferring to intellect individuals, mind you..) are giving this flick a low-rating. here's my version: really weak storyplot. that, and decrepit characters. holy s--t, the tone just pretty much shows how Beverly Hills 90210 would've been like if they were on specially formulated steroids/birth control pills, and wallah, a bunch of casts who wishes to be as good as their way cooler more matured counterparts in the X-Men trilogy. sure, they have pretty faces alright. and what would those pretty faces be without 6 or 9 sex scenes? yep, its nothing more than a popcorn flick especially for the under-18 (well, mostly) EMOs you'll find on Myspace. haha! i thought i should slip this liner here, as quoted by some user at the IMDB forums: "I walked in with no hopes, and walked out with a better view" yep, you'll definitely have a better sighting to leave your seat once you realize your cash went to waste on how you could predict the eventual outcome of this movie. so do yourself a favor and save that $8 or 12 bucks for gasoline.… Expand
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PRDec 30, 2006
What the hell happened to this... It spends a good half hour setting things up for what could be a really nice teen supernatural thriller, then its like they ran out of time or their was a strike by the script writers. It just seems to speed What the hell happened to this... It spends a good half hour setting things up for what could be a really nice teen supernatural thriller, then its like they ran out of time or their was a strike by the script writers. It just seems to speed up just to get throught the basic need for character interaction to get to the end. Its like the studio said we want it out now, and it has to be 70 mins long or something. Its a real shame, as the guys who did the sets made everything look nice and set the mood real well, they seem to have taken a lot more care than everyone else did, the direction is awful, the casting is mediocre, soundtrack dismal. This could have been a new Lost Boys, or The Craft instead it ends up running like a tv pilot. With no script, and a plot written by dumb and dumber? Why the studio didnt make more of this rather missed opportunity seems beyond me, a waste of time and efforts all round. Could have given a whole lot of money to starving people in africa. If you are going to do something, why they hell not do it properly.… Expand
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ChadS.Oct 6, 2006
What would Paul Schrader's version of "The Covenant" look like? [***SPOILERS***] For starters, at least one of the magic-afflicted teens would die, and at least one teen would feel guilty about being a WASP. This film is so mild; What would Paul Schrader's version of "The Covenant" look like? [***SPOILERS***] For starters, at least one of the magic-afflicted teens would die, and at least one teen would feel guilty about being a WASP. This film is so mild; it's as if the filmmaker made a horror film exclusively for pre-teen girls. "The Covenant" seems unaware that the bar has been raised by horror fans in recent years. It's neither nihilistic ("Saw"), nor atmospheric ("The Grudge"). The screenwriter instead borrows liberally from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"(the same metaphor is used when Willow crosses over to the dark side). It also has too many plot holes (the discovery of evidence linking someone to a murder is never followed up), and too many male torsos (a locker room scene full...of guys!). Schrader would also remember that Caleb (Steven Strait), earlier, had warned a friend not to perform magic in public, and nix the scene in which our hero reconstructs a shattered windshield within close proximity to the cops. He'd also direct the pretty girl to scream, or at least wince, when meeting a potential father-in-law, who happens to have giant claws for hands.… Expand
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GerrickCSep 10, 2006
We should make a covenant never to see this movie again. At least not in this lifetime, but maybe in hell. The movie is doused with Satanism, a few interesting parts, but utterly falls flat. Save your money you would have spent on a theater, We should make a covenant never to see this movie again. At least not in this lifetime, but maybe in hell. The movie is doused with Satanism, a few interesting parts, but utterly falls flat. Save your money you would have spent on a theater, rental, or- God forbid -purchase of this movie.… Expand
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JasonLSep 13, 2006
I'll admit it: I haven't seen the movie. But anything to negate the insipid viral marketers, whose truly lame attempts at aping the "astonished" voice of genuine fanboys present perhaps the only entertainment associated with this movies.
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CalD.Sep 26, 2006
This is the worst movie I've seen in theaters. The only reason I was forced to watch this drivle was because I was too young to get into anything else at the theater. I 3/4 of the way through because the pure fact that ANYONE was trying This is the worst movie I've seen in theaters. The only reason I was forced to watch this drivle was because I was too young to get into anything else at the theater. I 3/4 of the way through because the pure fact that ANYONE was trying to pass this off as a movie sickened me. Horrible acting, no plot, holes through the roof, and ultra predictable. Please do not support things like this being made.… Expand
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RyencokeSep 8, 2006
Why all these high ratings? This movie was stupid. The battle scenes were stupid looked brutal. The story line didn't really explain that much detail. I suggest saving your cash.
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MichaelR.Oct 24, 2007
I liked the concept of the movie but it flat out made me disappointed.
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dyshpoJul 30, 2013
caters to shallowness of teenagers young adults they tried to make a sexy magic film and came up with this horrible pacing acting weird odd unnecessary scenes
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TimeOfTheChimpsNov 20, 2015
The plot is atrociously awful and makes absolutely no sense. These guys have mystical powers based on some cult thing or something, the characters can repair stuff but it makes them old (what?), and that's basically all you know from thatThe plot is atrociously awful and makes absolutely no sense. These guys have mystical powers based on some cult thing or something, the characters can repair stuff but it makes them old (what?), and that's basically all you know from that point on because the film never bothers to explain anything except through stupid magic scenes. I hardly knew anyone's name until 10 minutes after the halfway point, for crying out loud! The characters make no sense whatsoever. Two of the guys go through some gate and steal a professor's notes, because the professor is stuck on some car crash case which he somehow automatically knows was one of the magic guys. Some scenes are useless or just plain stupid; two "friends" use their powers to race each other but no one else but the viewer notices. One friend turns on the other because he wants his powers because he's some kind of half-a$$ed "chosen one" which the film doesn't bother to mention at all up until this point. Some guy punches another guy in a locker room for absolutely no reason. There's some cheesy fight scene at the end overblown with bad CGI and crappy early 2000s music, then... wait for it... the main character fixes a car window with his magic to end the film. Seriously, that's all that happens. Bad acting, horrible plotting, and nonsensical scenes make this one of my worst watched films of all time. Watch it for a hilariously bad gem... or, rather, don't. You'll save yourself a lot of pain and suffering. Like having the urge to stab a straight razor into your own eye. No, I'm dead serious. It's that bad.… Expand
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mbelizecMay 12, 2023
Teen movie with main characters so blend that it takes half of a movie to understand which is which.
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