THE COVENANT (12A)

THE STARS Steven Strait, Laura Ramsey, Chace Crawford.

THE STORY Four hunky young men are descended from warlocks. When an evil force turns up, they have to tackle it - along with suspicion and jealousy.

WHAT’S GOOD? This glossy supernatural teen drama is quite cool and enjoyable in a sub-Buffy kind of way with some nice action and a smattering of good looking young things.

WHAT’S BAD? Even director Renny Harlin (remember when he was making good movies like Die Hard 2 and The Long Kiss Goodnight?) can’t turn it into anything more than a runof- the-mill teen actioner.

HOW LONG IS IT? A supernatural 97 mins.

FINAL VERDICT Spirited magical action that never quite holds the interest.

Opens Friday December 8