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Plot 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 (Steven Strait) is close to his eighteenth birthday and consequently to ascend. He has just met Sarah Wenham (Laura Ramsey) 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.
The Story As the film begins the viewer is given a brief history of the Ipswich Colony, this is given in text rather than an action sequence. From this we establish that the descendants of the Ipswich families are still bound by the covenant of silence, that the powers are seductive and highly addictive. we are then introduced to the modern day descendants standing on the edge of a cliff looking down at a party that's going on below. They decide to join the party, their eyes go black and the four (very good looking ) guys (Caleb, Pogue, Reid and Tyler) jump off the cliff. At the party Kate, Pogue's girlfriend, introduces them to two new students Chase and Sarah. Pogue takes and instant dislike to Chase as he thinks Chase fancies Kate, while both Reid and Caleb are attracted to Sarah. Tensions rise between Reid and Caleb. Caleb thinks that not only is Reid in danger of becoming and addicted to the power but he's also in danger of breaking the covenant by using his power too much. Romance blossoms between Caleb and Sarah and Caleb also takes new boy Chase under his wing. Yet as his 18th birthday approaching and his ascending Caleb feels increasingly uneasy, he senses one of the others is using their powers behind his back and suspects Reid, he is also troubled by the appearance of a Darkling which takes the form of a murdered student.
My Experience I read a review of The Covenant online a few weeks ago (it might well of been on here but I can't remember) it sounded like a good story and I quite enjoy books, films and TV programmes about the supernatural. So despite the fact the film had a cast that was totally unknown to me I decided to add it to the list of films I wished to rent from my online DVD rental service. The film is totally actioned packed and only lulls for the briefest of moments, this makes it easy to watch and highly entertaining, it is never boring. The performances are quite mixed Steven Strait and Sebastian Dan give the best performances in the movie while Laura Ramsey and Tyler Kitsch often seem to be a bit wooden, but to be fair they were not given a great deal to work with. The script and screenplay are a bit bobbins they often seem rushed and a bit clumsy and a wee bit repetitive too. I lost count of the amount of time were told that power is seductive. I personally would've liked to learn more about the back story as it was relevant to the plot line and probably would've been just as interesting if done right. The special effects are as good as you would expect in a movie of this genre and I can't really find fault with them. Unfortunatly it's a little predictable, I realized who the bad guy was as soon as I first saw him and I'm sure other people will figure that out just as quickly too. I'm pretty sure the virtually unknown cast will soon all be big stars mainly because they are all so good looking rather than their acting abilities.
EMBRACE THE POWERIn the Ipswich Colony of Massachusetts, five families with untold power ... more
formed a covenant of silence in 1692. One family, lusting for more was banished, their bloodline disappearing without a trace. Until now ...Directed by Renny Harli...
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