Review of The Covenant (2006) by Chads. — 05 Oct 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; 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.
This review of The Covenant (2006) was written by Chads. on 05 Oct 2006.
The Covenant has generally received mixed reviews.
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