When Lizzy (Amelia Haberman) who has Leukemia dies in a freak tub drowning accident, the father Adam (Chris Mascarelli) blames his wife Sarah (Monica Engesser) for her death and then kills himself, which would have been my second choice in that situation. About a year later Sarah and her brother Richard (co-writer Owen Conway) move into their parent's old house in the village of Globe, Arizona which has a Gino's Pizza that isn't very good. (Please note Papa Gino, I think your Pizza's are the best, so don't kill the messenger.) While they are in the house, things start to happen as Richard becomes concerned for Sarah and the bad plumbing.
Now I am not sure why Richard and Sarah are both named Doyle. I know they are brother and sister, but she got married. Did she keep her maiden name? Did she change it back? Or maybe she married a guy whose last name was Doyle and Doyle-Doyle would look silly. This still remains a mystery. The title "The Covenant" is a bit of a plot spoiler, although you can basically figure things out. However, we never really see this "covenant" outside of the guy who pops in and out of scenes (Richard Lippert). Maria Olsen who sports that inbred look was the type cast religious neighbor.
The film had a couple of things I dislike: demon voice distorter and canned restaurant noises in a sparsely filled bar. These are normally used on one-star films. Apparently the production blew its budget on getting real actors (thank you) and winged it on effects.
Guide: F-word, brief sex, nudity (Monica Engesser)
Now I am not sure why Richard and Sarah are both named Doyle. I know they are brother and sister, but she got married. Did she keep her maiden name? Did she change it back? Or maybe she married a guy whose last name was Doyle and Doyle-Doyle would look silly. This still remains a mystery. The title "The Covenant" is a bit of a plot spoiler, although you can basically figure things out. However, we never really see this "covenant" outside of the guy who pops in and out of scenes (Richard Lippert). Maria Olsen who sports that inbred look was the type cast religious neighbor.
The film had a couple of things I dislike: demon voice distorter and canned restaurant noises in a sparsely filled bar. These are normally used on one-star films. Apparently the production blew its budget on getting real actors (thank you) and winged it on effects.
Guide: F-word, brief sex, nudity (Monica Engesser)