'Guy Ritchie's The Covenant' review: The director's best film in years

Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant is inspired by the many true, tragic stories of Afghan interpreters who worked with the US. — Photos: Handout

For the past few years, Guy Ritchie and his filmmaking collaborators have alternated between lightweight larks and hefty tales of masculinity.

There was the 2019 ensemble crime comedy The Gentleman, followed by the heavy-duty Heat riff Wrath of Man, which was chased by the globe-trotting spycraft romp Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre. Swinging back to a more serious register, Ritchie presents his first film grounded in harsh real-world politics, Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant, and it’s the best film he’s made in years.