The Covenant (2006) Critic Reviews

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Boston Globe | Ty BurrAdd Critic to Favorites

The Covenant is dopey, formulaic stuff for the Friday night fright crowd. Worse for them, it's never remotely scary.Read the full review

The Onion (A.V. Club) | Amelie GilletteAdd Critic to Favorites

Okay, so it isn't challenging. There are worse things for a horror-thriller about supernatural high-schoolers to not be. Like not scary. Or not thrilling. Or not as entertaining as an episode of "Charmed."Read the full review

The Hollywood Reporter | Frank ScheckAdd Critic to Favorites

For the most part, the proceedings are slow, solemn and tedious.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Michael OrdonaAdd Critic to Favorites

As boredom sets in, the viewer realizes that "The Covenant" does possess one magical power: It afflicts its audience with restless leg syndrome.Read the full review

Variety | Justin ChangAdd Critic to Favorites

Muddled and most unmagical offering.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Gregory KirshlingAdd Critic to Favorites

Cobbled-together teenybopper tripe.Read the full review

The New York Times | Nathan LeeAdd Critic to Favorites

That's the one with a car that explodes and gets put back together by magic, right? Yeah, that’s pretty much the coolest part.Read the full review

Washington Post | Desson ThomsonAdd Critic to Favorites

Director Renny Harlin, whose colon-studded credits include "Die Hard 2: Die Harder" and "Exorcist: The Beginning," knows the deal here: Pay homoerotic homage to youth and beauty, crank up the heavy metal on the soundtrack, and spare no effort to backlight the omnipresent rain.Read the full review

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