Movie Review: The Covenant

OK, don't laugh. Sometimes, a little escapism is just what's called for, now that school's back in full swing, summer vacation's over, and we actually have to think a lot. With this in mind, please don't make terrible fun of us for paying money to see The Covenant. It has a negligible plot about witchy things, privilidged high school students, and how powr corrupts. More importantly, it has a lot of pretty people. People you've seen before in such fantastic cinematic achievements as She's The Man and John Tucker Must Die.

It's not a very good movie: you won't want to own it, or see it twice. But there's lots of pretty special effects with breaking glass, a few amusing moments, and a lot of nice abs of both genders, most notably including those of newcomers Steven Strait (as the Good Guy) Sebastian Stan (the Bad Guy), and Laura Ramsey. If you're looking for an hour or two of popcorn-eating, and you really liked Buffy the Vampire Slayer, go see The Covenant: otherwise, don't bother.

Grade: C