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16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63Philadelphia InquirerDavid HiltbrandPhiladelphia InquirerDavid HiltbrandHarlin, with his customary visual brio, has created a film that is deliriously watchable. It's just not all that interesting. In the end, The Covenant is simply a glossier version of TV's "Charmed."
- 38New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanProfoundly mediocre supernatural thriller.
- 38New York PostNew York PostWhen the villain is revealed, you are neither surprised nor scared. You just think, "That guy?"
- 38Boston GlobeTy BurrBoston GlobeTy BurrThe Covenant is dopey, formulaic stuff for the Friday night fright crowd. Worse for them, it's never remotely scary.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckFor the most part, the proceedings are slow, solemn and tedious.
- 30L.A. WeeklyL.A. WeeklyThe idiocy and sheer laziness of the whole concept ought to be the sort of thing director Renny Harlin (Deep Blue Sea) could make into glorious cinematic cheese, and occasionally he cuts loose with a swarm of CGI spiders or a final battle that resembles nothing more than a live action game of "Street Fighter II." But he's hamstrung by the PG-13 rating and the budget.
- 25TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghIt fails utterly as a horror picture, although it delivers plenty of PG-13-rated flesh and unintentional laughs.
- 20VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangMuddled and most unmagical offering.
- 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.
- 10Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonDirector 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.