Review of Guy Ritchie's The Covenant (2023) by Infrarecon — 11 May 2023

Ah yes, another Guy Ritchie movie, This one is not too shabby. In fact, a good watch, though the problems in this film hold it back, just a little.

Firstly the music, in the first half of the film doesn't work at all. In the second half, yes it works well.

Secondly, the cinematography is all over the place, I don't mean the scenes are out of place, it's just the shots taken aren't of a good cinematic type, like if you were to be in the film. It just feels like a weird combination of someone holding a camera or wide shots. They work sometimes but most of the time not really.

Thirdly, ok there is no Thirdly since this is based on a true occurrence. Everything else in this movie is good and really captivates you during the second half. So 8/10, If the problems above were fixed it would have been a perfect cinematic translation from real events to film.

Overall I like these films, It shows almost the real struggle soldiers have to go through during their service for their country, while personally, I find war quite stupid (for obvious reasons), I understand that it is a necessary evil for peace.

That's all I'm saying, It's a nice film overall, good job.