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19 out of 100

Overwhelming dislike - based on 16 Critics What's this?

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6.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 125 Ratings

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  • Starring: Sebastian Stan, Steven Strait, Taylor Kitsch, Toby Hemingway
  • Summary: Privilege and beauty abound at Spenser Academy, a New England boarding school for the region's reigning elite. Directed by Renny Harlin, The Covenant tells the story of the Sons of Ipswich, four young students bound by their sacred ancestry. As descendants of the original families who settled in Ipswich Colony in the 1600's, the boys have all been born with special powers. When a fifth descendant suddenly moves to town, secrets begin to unravel which threaten to break the covenant of silence that has protected their families for hundreds of years. (Sony)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 16
  3. Negative: 14 out of 16
  1. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: David Hiltbrand
    63
    Harlin, with his customary visual brio, has created a film that is deliriously watchable. It's just not all that interesting. In the end, The Covenant is simply a glossier version of TV's "Charmed."
  2. Empire
    Reviewed by: Helen O'Hara
    40
    Utterly stupid and full of lazy plotting and lazier dialogue, this is just idiotic enough to entertain on nights when you want to give your brain a rest.
  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    38
    Profoundly mediocre supernatural thriller.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 41
  3. Negative: 18 out of 41
  1. Jon
    10
    One of the best movies I've seen.
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  2. hannah
    4
    This was the saddest thing i've seen in so long....the only reason i watched it (several times) is because the guys were hot. Chace Crawford had about 20 words in the entire film, Steven Strait and Sabastian Stan were basically the same character, and they basically just strutted around half naked blabbering on about nothing. By the end, i had no idea what was going on, and why everything was happening, i watched it over and over, trying to figue out what evreyone was talking about (and they did alot of talking) at the nd of the day, all you can really hope for is a strange movie where you don't have to concentrate, and can just stare at some eye candy for 90 minutes.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. FitriAmirrol
    3
    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 the thrill is drowned out by flat lines.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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