Review of Guy Ritchie's The Covenant (2023) by Jluis_001 — 28 Apr 2023
Guy Ritchie steps out of the comfort zone in which he had settled with his last three films and opts for a different path of action unlike anything he had done before.
Right off the bat, it has to be admitted that its plot is more of a simple excuse for the action to unfold than anything else, but there are far worse players in this film game, and they are more easily forgiven because they are more accustomed to doing the same thing instead of this director and his star.
If memory serves me right, this is the first warfare movie that Jake Gyllenhaal has starred in since Jarhead and it's clear that he's a better actor than those who usually only do combat action movies.
So it goes without saying that, both in terms of its workmanship and its leading man, The Covenant is above average.
It will hardly leave an impression beyond a few days after seeing it, but I found it a better film than Operation Fortune, The Wrath of Man, Aladdin and his King Arthur. And that's plenty enough.
This review of Guy Ritchie's The Covenant (2023) was written by Jluis_001 on 28 April 2023.
Guy Ritchie's The Covenant has generally received positive reviews.
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