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Sculpted boys, scantily-clad girls, and supernatural powers are the recipe for the neo-gothic romance The Covenant. A pack of boys with pouty lips and impressive pecs just happen to be both the popular guys at their prep school and the descendants of old New England witches. The nicest of the pack, Caleb (Steven Strait, Sky High), falls for a new girl on campus, Sarah (Laura Ramsay, She's the Man)--but their love is threatened when another boy with powers and a grudge shows up. The plot encompasses everything from stormy nights in a spooky old barn to shower scenes in a spooky old dormitory; the movie zips along at a reasonably effective pace, with bits of CGI spectacle at regular intervals to make up for the complete lack of emotional content. The boys are hunky but interchangeable; the only way to tell them apart is by their distinctive haircuts. Ramsay, with her sexy yet angelic looks and a hint of intelligence in her eyes, stands out and could go on to a solid career. With the right expectations, The Covenant can be enjoyed as a teen potboiler with lots of eye candy for everyone. In 1692, in the Ipswich Colony of Massachusetts, five families with untold power formed a covenant of silence. One family, lusting for more, was banished, their bloodline disappearing without a trace. Until now. Four young students at an elite private school who are descendants of the original families who settled in Ipswich Colony in the 1600s, are bound by their sacred ancestry and special powers. When the body of a dead student is discovered after a party, secrets begin to unravel that threaten to break the covenant of silence that has protected their families for hundreds of years.