Film Review: ‘Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant’: Ritchie Makes a Mean and Meaningful Military Movie

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4/20/2023Updated: 1/5/2024

R | 2h 3m | War, Drama | April 21, 2023

“Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant” stars Jake Gyllenhaal as U.S. Army Sgt. John Kinley, top-dog of an elite, hunter-destroyer taskforce designed to demolish Taliban weapons outposts.

Mark Jackson

Film Critic

Mark Jackson is the chief film critic for The Epoch Times. In addition to film, he enjoys martial arts, motorcycles, rock-climbing, qigong, and human rights activism. Jackson earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by 20 years' experience as a New York professional actor. He narrated The Epoch Times audiobook "How the Specter of Communism is Ruling Our World," available on iTunes, Audible, and YouTube. Mark is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.

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