Guy Ritchie and Jake Gyllenhaal’s latest action/thriller is the story of a local interpreter (Dar Salim) who goes above and beyond to ensure the safety of an injured American sergeant (Gyllenhaal).
As someone who doesn’t typically watch war films, for Ritchie, Gyllenhaal, and the promise of a thrilling chase sequence, a lady can make certain exceptions. Luckily, this exception is one I don’t regret, thanks to The Covenant‘s engaging story/dialogue and well-choreographed action sequences.
Ritchie’s film captures well the connection between the two men who find themselves in one life-or-death situation after another. We get to witness their challenging emotional and physical journeys as they travel and fight while surrounded and in enemy territory.
I admit that there was a point during the first fifteen minutes when I wanted the story to progress a tad faster. And later, when I wished the scenes where Gyllenhaal’s character spends a lot of time on the phone had been written/edited slightly differently. Still, besides these two relatively minor issues, I had fun and thoroughly enjoyed the ending.
Moving forward, I’m going to remember The Covenant for making me look at the name John in a whole new light. Shockingly, this new perspective has nothing to do with Gyllenhaal’s character being named John Kinly, but rather, the meaning of the name John as it’s explained in the movie.
The Covenant is a good war film, but one that’s not too gruesome, so, watch it if you’re curious.
Happy Film Loving
G
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I saw this about a month ago and really liked it. It got pretty intense there at the end. I appreciated them sharing the info about how so many interpreters were made promises by the US government but they are still waiting for those promises to be kept and are in grave danger while they wait.
I’m glad you enjoyed this too. and you’re absolutely right about the truth they told at the end. Some very disappointing facts that needed to be shared.
I watched this last week and enjoyed the story. Thanks for the review. 🙂
I’m glad you enjoyed it, and you’re super welcome. 🤓
I have seen it! Good story 👍
Excellent! It sure is. It’s a good story that’s both worth telling and well told. 🤓
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Jake can get me to a war film too, although I can’t remember much about Jarhead!
I hope you enjoy it when you see it. 🤓
I’m quite sure that I haven’t watched Jarhead yet. Maybe one day, especially since Jamie Foxx is also in it.
Thanks for sharing this idea Anita
You’re super welcome. 🤓
I think I would definitely like this!!
The chances are high. 🤓 I hope you get to enjoy it soon if you haven’t already.
This is one I might have passed up, but sounds like it might be worth a look!
A Jake Gyllenhaal and Guy Ritchie team is the kind one can usually trust. 🤓 So I hope you enjoy it if you do get to see it.
I got this one on VOD a few weeks back and I was stunned at how good it was. It actually irked me that because it was STX Entertainment and they went under..this film came out to nothing when it deserves so much more than that!
It really is a good one. Glad you enjoyed it too. 🤓 I had no idea that STX Entertainment was no more. At least they didn’t go under before releasing this.