Guy Ritchie's The Covenant

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It stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Dar Salim, Antony Starr, Alexander Ludwig, Bobby Schofield, with Emily Beecham and Jonny Lee Miller. It's not bringing anything new to the table at all script wise, but the two leads Gyllenhaal and especially Salim absolutely carry this film on their backs with their excellent performances. Given that the last paragraph of my synopsis reveals the resolution of the film’s first half, it might fall into spoiler territory. Though the government promised to bring Afghan interpreters and their families to the States, they drop the ball in Ahmed’s case.

The film will is now available to rent in Digital 4k UHD (May 9), and will arrive on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on June 20, 2023.STX Launches Sales On Guy Ritchie Action-Thriller 'The Interpreter' With Jake Gyllenhaal As Stranded Soldier — AFM Hot Package". For a similar (and perhaps slightly warmer) take on The Covenant, read Brian Orndorf's theatrical review. Too many movies of this sort concentrate on the white character almost exclusively and deal with non-white roles in a supporting manner.

Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 63 out of 100, based on 28 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. After a rocky start, the pair develop mutual respect, and eventually Ahmed goes to heroic extremes to keep John alive during extremely hazardous situations. Whether the major studios are making "much money" is irrelevant within the context of what is good for the community. That would suggest an almost three-month wait, so we’re looking at around Tuesday, July 18 for The Covenant to come to DVD and Blu-ray.They never beg for love or audience affection, and they make their interactions without the overt, sloppy sentiment that would ruin many movies – and ring false for these parts. Yet there's still good meat to chew on, largely due to the strengths of its lead characters and performances.

Guy Ritchie's The Covenant is a slightly clichéd war drama that would've felt more timely and original 10-15 years ago. In December 2022, Ritchie revealed that the title had been changed from The Interpreter to The Covenant.For more about The Covenant and the The Covenant Blu-ray release, see the The Covenant Blu-ray Review published by Randy Miller III on June 18, 2023 where this Blu-ray release scored 3.

Affiliate Disclosure: Evolve Media Holdings, LLC, and its owned and operated subsidiaries may receive a small commission from the proceeds of any product(s) sold through affiliate and direct partner links. Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale, while those polled by PostTrak gave it a 92% positive score, with 77% saying they would recommend it. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. The market share that physical media has is very healthy, and Blu-ray and 4K Blu-ray have done pretty serious numbers. The movie offered very good delineation, with only a handful of soft shots during a few dimly-lit scenes.Ahmed later saves Kinley's team from being ambushed by a Taliban unit aided by a compromised Afghan National Army soldier, earning Kinley's respect. When Kinley is wounded, Ahmed risks his own life to carry an injured John across miles of grueling terrain to safety. Sergeant John, on his last tour of duty in Afghanistan, is teamed with local interpreter Ahmed, who risks his own life to carry an injured John across miles of grueling terrain to safety.