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Caught "The Covenant" at The Cathay on Sat with bf and frens....

Starring 4 droolsome hunks and a babe. Eye candy hits the 5 stars on my meter. Haha

In fact, the broOding leading actor, Caleb (Steven Strait), bears a resemblance to the dashing Josh Harnett, Reid (Toby Hemingway) looks like Dray Malfoy (Harry Potter) and Sarah (Laura Ramsey) looks like the young Claire Danes (Romeo & Juliet). I was like swooning.

Plot wise, the most exaggerted scene has got be the part where Caleb's expensive looking sports car crashed into a HUGE truck after he sighted a eerie 'darkling'. Instead of getting killed with an ultra wrecked car, Caleb and his car broke into lil pieces and then miraculously piece back into 1 piece. OMG! Unbelievable.

The most scary scene? When Sarah was taking a late night bath in her school's hostel and was spooked by a broken light and shawdoy figure watching her. Sarah's dream about icky spiders all over he room (which she shares with a room mate) and spiders crawling into her room mate's body and breaking out of her face got mi goosebumps on my arms. *shiver*

Anyway, the story revolves round the 'sons of Ispwich' who are friends Caleb (Steven Strait), Pogue (Taylor Kitsch), Tyler (Chase Crawford), and Reid (Toby Hemingway), all descendants of the families that founded a Massachusetts witch colony in the 17th century.

Innate with special powers beyond imagination and fiery dark eyeballs when they use their magic, the boys had their first taste of the powers within them when they were 13 and will attain full power maturity and 'ascend' when they turn 18. Caleb will be the 1st to turn the iconic 18 among the 4 boys.

Hence, baddie Chase (Sebastian Stan) who is also 'blessed' with such powers and hungry for more, enters the picture. He lures and tries to get Caleb to 'will' him his power using Caleb's frens, family and Sarah as a threat.

What's so fascinating about the powers? You can conjure up silverish energy balls ala street fighter, fly deftly down towering cliffs and swish your enemies with just the life of your finger tips. The downside? You age like mad when you use your powers. Proclaim you can handle it? Nay, the powers are 'seductive', it's an addiction.

In fact, Caleb's dad (who is addicted to using his 'blessed' powers) looks a century old even though he is onli 44! Eeek!

So naive Chase thinks that having more powers equals to wun age so much even is he uses them. Unfortuately, it doesn't work in that way. It's the body which is unable to tahan the use of such immense power and ages; not becoz of the lack of power. Still Chase is bent on Caleb 'willing' him his powers and a battle ensues between the two men at the age old pustnam barn of Caleb.

Still all ends well, when Caleb's dad willed him his power (his dad died as a result since the power is equals to life) and he defeated Chase. A sequel is a possiblity as Chase's body was not found in the burnt down barn house. Overall, the movie isn't too bad. I rate it 3 and a half stars outta five stars.

After which, we all trooped outta the theatre and waited for the crowds to clear b4 going down to Hark Cafe near my office for drinks and songs. Not a bad place to unwind and hear talented singers belting out mandopop songs. Wun mind going again :p

I am still swooning over the lead actor. Haha

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