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Written by Kiwi
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Friday, 18 September 2009 09:29 |
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Released in 2006, the covenant cost roughly 20 million to produce and has only earned 37 million worldwide. (Woops - Not much of a money maker, is it? I'm sure the production companies will be trilled.) This point leaves any viewer wondering if this movie is even worth watching because if you haven't heard of it and you read the poor reviews, you may not wish to go anyway near it.
 In reality, this supernatural film based on the book by Aron Coleite, not only kept me entertained but it actually has a plot which is a rarity in movies as of late. The movie is focused around five boys who are the descendants of the Ipswich Colony of Massachusetts who all have an ability known as 'the power' which a covenant was formed to protect. A covenant, for those of you that still haven't learned how to use a dictionary, is an agreement to do or not to do something. This covenant was formed to protect themselves against persecution in the time of the witchtrials.
This power, manifests in the oldest son of every generation at the age of 13 which provides a taste at no cost to the user. At 18, however, they 'ascend' and are given an adult form of this power which is fueled by its owners life force. The main problem being that the power is extremely addictive, everytime one uses the powers, their life force deminishes slightly, until there is nothing left.
Although face-paced and action filled with enough fighting to keep one entertained, it's the sort of movie you only watch once and not worth buying on DVD. This said and done, it's a great way to fill in an evening if there is nothing better to watch.
For more info:
The Covenant on Wikipedia
The Covenant on IMDB
The Covenant Official Website
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