The Covenant Movie
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Only the power of hell can help them.
Four have the power. One will stop at nothing to possess it.
To save the future, they must battle their past.
Join the covenant
In 1692, in the Ipswich Colony of Massachusetts, five families of powerful witches commit to a covenant of silence to protect themselves against the witch hunters, but one of the families transgress their pact and is banished from their lands. Along the centuries, the power and the covenant are transmitted through their descendants and when the eldest son is eighteen years old, he ascends to a higher power. However, the use of magic addicts and if used in excess, ages the warlock. In the present days, four wizards teenage friends are in high school and their leader Caleb Danvers is close to his eighteenth birthday and consequently to ascend. He has just met Sarah Wenham and they are dating, when the appearance of darkling and supernatural dreams haunt the group. Sooner they find an evil warlock, descendant of the fifth ancient family that wants to strip Caleb's power.
| Steven Strait | Caleb Danvers |
| Sebastian Stan | Chase Collins |
| Taylor Kitsch | Pogue Parry |
| Chace Crawford | Tyler Simms |
| Toby Hemingway | Reid Garwin |
| Kyle Schmid | Aaron Abbot |
| Stephen McHattie | James Danvers |
| Kenneth Welsh | Provost Higgins |
| Christian Baril | Dead Teenage Boy |
| Rob Burns | Mr. Pennyworth |
| Robert Crooks | Ryan Bael |
| Steven Crowder | Party Kid |
| Larry Day | Patrolman Reeve |
| Vito DeFilippo | Mr. Hoffman |
| Jonathan Deveau | Semi-Driver |
4.80 out of 10 (11683 votes)
Visitor Reviews
I consider myself a movie buff, and a guy who loves good movies
posted on 26 Aug 2009Anyone who rates this movie above a 3 has a very distorted view of movies, anyone who rated this piece of sh!t 7 or higher, i have absolutely no respect for their taste in movies, and doubt they have ever seen a good one. I am always up for giving any movie a shot and i did with this one, i tried to pay attention, i tried not to let my money go 2 waste but 15 minutes in my friends were laughing at me cause i was listenin 2 my iPod, 25 minutes later i couldn't even watch the overacting that was occurring within the film, so i up and left, i have never ever ever walked out of a movie, until this garbage, Anyone who said they enjoyed it is a liar, or they should be banned from this site. I get so angry when i see a person rate this an 8 when the Godfathers overall rating is a 9.1 its like saying that that movie was close which it isn't.
Don't Go With High Expectations
posted on 24 Aug 2009This movie is essentially for teenagers. The cool boys in the school meet the cool girls. The boys have supernatural powers and it's all about being in control and appealing to the opposite sex. The plot itself is fairly shallow and offers no twists or turns.Unlike the movie "Underworld", this movie moves a little too slow and doesn't have anything interesting to offer other than some occasional special effects and some scantily clad actors. The girls run around in their underwear and the boys walk around in swim trunks.The special effects and the display of the supernatural powers are very well done, but after awhile they evoke yawns, and not excitement. You can only slam people around so much before it quits adding to the plot. The movie fails at upping the ante. No matter how intense the action should feel, it all just looks like more of the same.Strangely, the adults in this movie offer forth the worst acting. The younger actors do quite well and it is the story and overall plot which leaves the most to be desired.The movie isn't bad, it just isn't good either.
mehh.
posted on 22 Aug 2009wow. so, this movie was very hard to understand. the darklings made no sense to me whatsoever, and the way the scenes shift in sequence, it's practically impossible to tell what's going on. the dialog is very cheesy, and the special effects weren't that good. there doesn't seem to even be a point to the movie until about 2/3rds of the way through, and there was very poor acting. the music was decent, and the costumes of choice were okay, a lot of black. the best thing about this movie was that the four guys were hot. superficial, i know, but hey. i'm seventeen. a lot of the scenery and settings were obviously fake, and the movie made too many attempts at "scare scenes". not to mention the fact that it was set up for a sequel. overall- not my pick for a good movie. it was hyped up way more than i thought it was worth.
Digi-Balls
posted on 19 Aug 2009Buncha young, half-naked male hotties throw digi-balls around at each other cuz, dude, they're abusin' the power of the Ipswitch ... I mean, there's a power from the past that they tapped into, and ... Um, who the f--k cares. This movie sucks. If I want to see naked guys, I'll look at gay porn. I like my horror to come with a brain.
a rather good watch. with excellent filmography and hot hot guys! get your selves a copy girls!
posted on 18 Aug 2009i mean i only settled down to watch this film for 2 reasons. 1. 4 hot guys, what else does a girl need. and 2. i'm into all that supernatural stuff with the Salem witch trials etc.and i must say the film did not disappoint. the actors were good, especially Steven strait and Sebastian Stan and the concept good. there were some cringe worthy moments, and the character of the heroine was so soppy and *icky* that one could never believe that someone like Caleb Danvers would ever go for the stereotypical high school cheerleader type.the cinematography was excellently executed, and the plot interesting but at the same time not overtly complex. graphics must be credited, and overall was an enjoyable watch, which contained enough historic references to make it almost believable.
The Old Navy Models are Loose and Making Movies!!!!
posted on 17 Aug 2009I have to start off by saying this movie was actually not that bad. It's not on the same level as "The Craft" or "The Lost Boys", but it wasn't too bad. There were some creepy scenes, a decent soundtrack, and Renny Harlin used the Autumn in New England setting perfectly. I thought the private school was a perfect location for a horror flick, huge gothic buildings, underlit for a creepy atomosphere. But to be honest there really isn't anything scary presented here that hasn't been seen before, and done much better. You will be left with tons of unanswered questions, like what happened to all of the ugly people in town? Seriously, everyone here stepped right out of a Gap commercial. Why does it always rain at night? I know thunderstorms help create mood in horror films, but it was almost laughable at how once the sun sets, the thunder and lightening kick right in. What is the point of the 4 member covenant when 3 of the members are presented as useless after the first 15 minutes of the film? And what's with the "water-bubble-battle" climax? That might have looked good on paper, but was pretty goofy looking on film. But despite all of it's faults, this is still a fun little B-movie, just don't go into it looking for real scares.
Four guys from the same family bloodline try and battle the fifth person from their bloodline, who is trying to take over them and their families.
posted on 16 Aug 2009This movie was amazing... whoever thinks this movie is a waste of money, time, etc. then you're crazy. I saw it once and it became one of my favorite movies, and that NEVER happens. Definitely one of the best movies I've seen in a while. My friends introduced it to me. They didn't think i would like it, but they were definitely wrong. I bought it as soon as i could. Plus, there were really good looking guys so that kept my attention. Anyone who disowns this movie is crazy... you obviously don't have very good taste. don't tell others not to watch it just because you hated it. not everyone is like you. everyone should watch this movie.. its amazing
Oh my god... a total headache
posted on 10 Aug 2009This movie gave me headaches that plagued me for days. Definitely not for the same reason as Babel gave Japanese viewers nausea.The thing that had me so super duper angered in this movie is the acting. Where's the acting here? It seemed as if the cast just blurted out lines. Ugh. The fight scene was so boring I guess I slept that's why I wasn't able to see it much. Special effects-- nice, but it will not save the movie! Also, I find it a little too cliché. There's the good guy, his girl, a bad guy, and the good guy's pals. They go to a bar, hook up with girls, and soon they realize... there's a ghost. Great... for first time viewers.Final say? Over hyping is what this movie can only boast.I apologize for being a fool and watching this and complaining of headaches.
Loved This Movie
posted on 04 Aug 2009I disagree with the other reviewer in that this movie stunk. In my opinion this was a good movie.movie. Granted it wasn't as good as underworld(either one) was but it was still good. I loved how it explained the background and how the girl actually got an answer from the guy without having to threaten to leave him first. The horror elements weren't too scary but they did startle me when I first saw them. It was a short movie so the plot wasn't as extensive as in a longer 2+ hour movie. The actors were good and they worked well together, with good tension between them. Overall I enjoyed the movie and am glad I went and bought it. I will certainly go see other movies with these actors and by these writers and directors.
The Covenant
posted on 04 Aug 2009OK this is a great movie. I loved it i went to see it with my older sister and she loved is as well. Steven Stait did a fantastic job as Caleb Danvers. Most of the movies i have seen him were kind of for kids and teens, but this one i would say would be for teens and adults. If you like spiders you will think some of the scenes are cool. I love magic and the magic in this was so cool i was so happy. There was a car seen that blow my mind away. There is one thing i did not like and that was the fact that they did not show all the guys. There was one guy you never see half the time so that was bad. I would have like to see more of them all using there powers together instead of that one seen that they did meaning they should have did more.Well this was the best movie i have seen him in. It is a plus that all these guys are hot. The point is this movie was the bomb. The Acting i think was great i have seen bad acting and there's was not bad at all. So i would tell everyone to see this movie and the fight seen is great.
I wish they served beer in the theaters here.....
posted on 02 Aug 2009This movie was Flippin Awful....I wanted those hours of my life back. For god's sake, -stay far away from this awful crumb ball movie at all costs. Its not worth mentioning the title, but the ratings on this movie are pretty generous for a vomit scum movie like this. And where do I begin? The dumb A** kids in the movie.....The zero plot or story?...the garden-variety college/frat boy-esquire scenes of towel slapping? Or the VERY bad acted, teen angst innuendo? $$$#@%@! My god, It NEVER ended!.....I remember thinking I would have rather kissed the movie theater floor, then sit through this one again.But what do you expect? Most people with the brain power to look up reviews, are not going to be the target audience here at all- so GO SEE Pirites 2 again, or the Jet Lee one, -If your debating to yourself. Look, This movie will just cost you your soul, your money, your energy, and your brain cells. HEED THE WARNING.
The only scary thing is that they made it.
posted on 31 Jul 2009When I saw on the voting panel that some people had given this film a score of 10 I assumed they were unaware that the score wasn't out of 100. This is a disaster movie in the real meaning of that term. Poorly written and weakly directed with so-called actors unable to act, but able to grimace when ordered to. For the first 60 minutes the story appears to be going in one direction, then it changes tack and gets involved in a power fight, with extremely poor special effects. Unable to work out an intelligent way for the hero with limited powers to beat the villain with super powers, the "writer" cheats. It is obvious that the father was added to the so-called story-line because it was easier than working out an acceptable denouement. Not that the write would even know the word "denouement." Some movies go directly to DVD. This one should have gone directly to the dustbin.
Starts of strong, falls apart after the twist.
posted on 17 Jul 2009This film started off so strong with an intriguing story and gripping Gothic atmosphere. The look and feel of the characters and environment was exactly what I was hoping for and it pulled me in immediately.The four main characters were nothing new, but were performed well and believably through out the first half of the film. Each actor setting up a more engrossing film, with well structured script and appropriate special effects, especially considering the budget that was used.But I feel that all the character building they did at the start was practically thrown out of the window when the 'not so surprising revelation' as to who the 'Bad Guy' was revealed. It seemed that the movie changed direction and was only geared to prepare for the final fight scene which, considering all the creative and varied spells we had scene from the start of the film, was a huge let down.I hoped, as the final fight scene developed, that I would be surprised and it would change pace or at least try something new. Instead it fell into this all most pointless repetition, going backward and forward like a 'Rocky' boxing match. And considering that this is staged in a world of magic and not a boxing ring, you would of thought that it would have been easy to create some variety in the scene. My only criticism of the start is the scene with the jeep and the cliff edge, the scene should have ended with the jeep brake lights disappearing and the cops assuming they had gone into the sea and died, considering it was supposed to be a secret they where pretty blatant when they used their powers to do the clearly impossible right in front of the small towns police force.Unfortunately any excitement and interest that had been stoked up at the start was quickly bled out of it shortly after the 'Twist' of what the 'Bad Guy' actually wanted. I wouldn't say this film is bad but my opinion is that it didn't tie its shoe laces before it started to run and as soon as it began to peak it fell on its bum A crying shame as I really was enjoying it.
Loved it!
posted on 17 Jul 2009OK yes it wasn't an art house film, but I liked the movie in general. I'm not one of these teenie boppers who only liked it for the hot guys, no I like all sorts of films from art house to American Pie like movies. Even though the actors were not well-known the acting was well put and believable when it came to the environment they were in. I enjoyed the storyline even if at times it kinda left you hanging on a couple of subjects, but according to sources there is going to be a sequel so hopefully they will be fill it in then. The special effects were excellent and they didn't overtake the movie like many films do (aka Underworld, Matrix), and the feel of the film was just a excellent to me. I got my money worth when I rented it and actually purchased the DVD. But this is my opinion you make your own choice.
contrary to the "Alamo Bay" review, foreign directors don't always teach us about our sins
posted on 17 Jul 2009When I looked up Louis Malle's movie "Alamo Bay" - about the persecution of Vietnamese immigrants in Texas - on IMDb, the reviewer said that it often seems like foreign-born directors make movies in this country teaching us Americans about our misdeeds (aside from French-born Louis Malle directing "Alamo Bay", Swiss-born Marc Forster directed "Monster's Ball").I'll agree that this does appear to be the case. However, one foreign-born director who has never made a movie showing us Americans about our transgressions is Finnish-born Renny Harlin. While his early movie "Prison" (about a jail haunted by an executed inmate) and his famous "Long Kiss Goodnight" (starring then-wife Geena Davis) were fairly interesting, I have observed that the rest of his career has consisted of the worst kinds of Hollywood ultra-crap.Now, we add to this "The Covenant", a totally predictable demon/warlock story. It touts itself as dealing with a centuries-old battle between haunted families, BUT DO YOU REALLY IMAGINE THAT THEY INSERTED ANYTHING CREATIVE?!!!!!!!!! I guessed pretty much everything that was going to happen. Sure enough, it's also got the silliest kind of dialog. Is there any redeeming quality? Well, the flick understands what kind of movie it is and doesn't expect to win any Oscars or anything (it's probably safe to say that Renny Harlin shouldn't expect any Oscars in the near future).But my point is, this is a totally pathetic movie. Just avoid it and don't waste your money.
I love this movie
posted on 15 Jul 2009This movie is great and everything that I love. I am sure that there is going to be a second one. If they don't then I will be very mad. If you haven't seen this movie you should and fast. This movie has action, suspense, horror, romance, and even thrills. I felt as if it should have been longer. It goes by really fast or maybe that was just because I was so into it. This movie also has really HOT guys so if you are a girl you will die for this movie. If you are a guy there are pretty girls too but I am not going into that. It has a lot of originality to it. I wouldn't run out to the store and rent it I would so totally buy it.
Not bad for Renny Harlin
posted on 13 Jul 2009I must admit this wasn't as bad as I expected. I've seen several Renny Harlin movies, none of which I've liked (in fact, I hated them). So, going into this one, I had little hope (if any). The story isn't the most originial thing I've ever heard of, but it's not a carbon copy of anything else. The story development is pretty straight-forward and predictable. The graphics are what you'd expect, as well. My main complaint with this film is what I call gratuitous dialogue: when people talk too much or think outloud to fill the audience in on what they're thinking. There's a lot of "ha ha I'm so evil" talk from the villain, as well. But, hey, if you can't have fun at the movies, why bother going? All in all, worth seeing at least once.
All that is awful about today's movies.
posted on 11 Jul 2009Mind numbingly stupid!!! I would list the plot holes, but it's just not worth it. We scripted out the movie in the first 4 minutes and there was not a single surprise. Uniformly poorly written and acted.Gee, sometimes you can reassemble a car and self that just smashed into a logging truck, but at other times you can't put out a barn fire. And why does everybody pose, with arms outstretched, after they send one of those gooey balls o' power? Why did the young dorky bad guy have to pretend to be a normal guy for a while? If you are a bad guy, why waste time at a boring prep school? It's not like he used the "friend" pretense to any purpose. He reveals himself during a meaningless practice swim match, so he gained no advantage through secrecy. If you liked this movie, please do not reproduce.
not too bad
posted on 09 Jul 2009This movie was not a complete waste of time – which is more than I can say for at least 60% of the films I see. All of the teenage boys in this movie resemble each other so that made for some confusion for me. One thing that is quite redeeming about this film is the way in which a historic Massachusetts town is recreated. The scenes look like what you would think an old Massachusetts town would look like. That adds to the believability of the film. So I would say the film is somewhat visually appealing for this reason. The acting is by no means the worst I have seen. I would say the film is moderately entertaining, despite having a bit of a b-film feeling at times. It kept me somewhat entertained which is all I am asking for when I watch a movie.
If you're 12 and slightly backwards, you'll like it
posted on 30 Aug 2009As with all films, I start with an open mind based on experience which dictates that even the worst possible setup can surprise you and turn out to be entertaining.This movie - alas - falls short.Based around the idea of a group of secret male witches whos bloodline extends from those poor souls hunted during the salam massacres, this had an opportunity to be an interesting, entertaining and engaging movie. But then the script writer must have been hit repeatedly about the head with a large, heavy object.To make matters worse, the casting staff decided - presumably in a fit of revolutionary pique - to pick the cast from the telephone directory....mostly from the sewer and drainage operatives section.The dialogue is abysmal, the phraseology belongs in the "pre-teenage dirtbag" hall of fame and the plot (plot?!) is apparently random.This isn't worth anyones time or money and both of the two stars I've given it are "bought" by the mediocre special effects.Garbage.