The Covenant
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After an ambush, Afghan interpreter Ahmed goes to Herculean lengths to save US Army Sergeant John Kinley's life. When Kinley learns that Ahmed and his family were not given safe passage to America as promised, he must return to the war zone and repay his debt.
What critics thought
Guy Ritchie reins in his usual stylistic excess to deliver a taut, well-performed war thriller — but critics split sharply over whether the film's politics hold up under scrutiny. Most found the first half admirably restrained and the two lead performances genuinely compelling, while several harsher voices argued the film ultimately abandons its early skepticism of American exceptionalism and slides into the very jingoism it seemed poised to question.
“one can't help but wonder if he did so because "Guy Ritchie's The Covenant" is such a departure from the norm, with the director leaving many of the tools in his trick bag untouched in favor of a relatively traditional and admirably staged war film that features some of the most impressively staged extended battle sequences in recent memory, with moments so intense you'll have to remember to breathe.”
Richard Roeper·Chicago Sun-Times
“If The Covenant were only an interrogation of the hollowness of American exceptionalism, as its first hour suggests, it'd be among the most honest portrayals of the country's role in the region. But Ritchie eventually awakens from his stupor, pushing this combat-action flick to gonzo territory.”
Robert Daniels·RogerEbert.com
Genres
Action, Drama, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Guy RitchieDirector
Jake GyllenhaalMaster Sergeant John Kinley
Dar SalimAhmed
Sean SagarCharlie 'Jizzy' Crow
Jason WongJoshua 'JJ' Jung
Rhys YatesTom 'Tom Cat' Hancock
Christian Ochoa LaverniaEduardo 'Chow Chow' Lopez
Bobby SchofieldSteve Kersher
Emily BeechamCaroline Kinley
Jonny Lee MillerColonel Vokes
Alexander LudwigSergeant Declan O'Brady
Reza DiakoHaadee
James Nelson-JoyceJack 'Jack Jack' Jackson
Ivan AtkinsonWriter
Marn DaviesWriterThe Covenant
After an ambush, Afghan interpreter Ahmed goes to Herculean lengths to save US Army Sergeant John Kinley's life. When Kinley learns that Ahmed and his family were not given safe passage to America as promised, he must return to the war zone and repay his debt.
What critics thought
Guy Ritchie reins in his usual stylistic excess to deliver a taut, well-performed war thriller — but critics split sharply over whether the film's politics hold up under scrutiny. Most found the first half admirably restrained and the two lead performances genuinely compelling, while several harsher voices argued the film ultimately abandons its early skepticism of American exceptionalism and slides into the very jingoism it seemed poised to question.
“one can't help but wonder if he did so because "Guy Ritchie's The Covenant" is such a departure from the norm, with the director leaving many of the tools in his trick bag untouched in favor of a relatively traditional and admirably staged war film that features some of the most impressively staged extended battle sequences in recent memory, with moments so intense you'll have to remember to breathe.”
Richard Roeper·Chicago Sun-Times
“If The Covenant were only an interrogation of the hollowness of American exceptionalism, as its first hour suggests, it'd be among the most honest portrayals of the country's role in the region. But Ritchie eventually awakens from his stupor, pushing this combat-action flick to gonzo territory.”
Robert Daniels·RogerEbert.com
Genres
Action, Drama, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Guy RitchieDirectorJake GyllenhaalMaster Sergeant John KinleyDar SalimAhmedSean SagarCharlie 'Jizzy' CrowJason WongJoshua 'JJ' JungRhys YatesTom 'Tom Cat' HancockChristian Ochoa LaverniaEduardo 'Chow Chow' LopezBobby SchofieldSteve KersherEmily BeechamCaroline KinleyJonny Lee MillerColonel VokesAlexander LudwigSergeant Declan O'BradyReza DiakoHaadeeJames Nelson-JoyceJack 'Jack Jack' JacksonIvan AtkinsonWriterMarn DaviesWriterStream
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