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While nonsensical on many levels, I thought the premise of the film was interesting. I was fascinated to see how the world would 'connect the dots' of what was happening. But we're not witness to very much along those lines.

Instead, we're taken from 'normal world' to 'crazy world' in the flash of an eye. I realized after watching this movie, that the film makers wanted to sell their political viewpoint, but it didn't work for me.

Lastly, many films that are apocalyptical like this one, tend to use the same plot device of the protagonists needing to escape where they live, for safer ground far away, and the story revolves around their journey trying to get there. I found the journey to be boring, and I wasn't impressed once I had arrived. My rating = 5.

This is a phenomenal movie that I could not turn my eyes away from. I was either on the edge of my seat, angry, tearing up, or cheering for an outcome. But for me, the movie did not just end at the credits, because I could not stop thinking about it. Writing this review is my form of catharsis.

Covenant delivers an emotional truth that didn't fully hit me until the end. But when it did, it hit me hard. I felt a flood of emotions come over me for all the people like Ahmed that the US Government abandoned in Afghanistan after promising them visas if they would help our soldiers.

So, while the film focuses on a true covenant between two men of high integrity and honor, this movie is also a huge reminder of the broken covenant between the US Government and all the interpreters who put their lives on the line for us. After we abandoned Afghanistan, the interpreters we left behind had targets on their backs.

This movie puts on face on them. I can give his film no less than a 10 rating.

I watched this movie with my 5 year old twins (a boy and girl). The following day, I discovered that my grand daughter had pulled concepts from the film, and was telling them to my wife who had no clue where she got them from, or what she was telling her about.

But after I told my wife about this film, she decided to watch it for herself, and after she did, she connected all the dots. She immediately realized that this film had a very positive effect on our grandchildren.

I recognize that there will be some who will find this film preachy, and to many adults I suppose it is. But 'realize who the intended audience really is'. Instead of viewing this film with the eyes of an adult, try to imagine that you're 5 years old again.