The First Power

1990

Action / Crime / Horror / Thriller

24
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 46% · 12 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 46% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.7/10 10 5630 5.6K

serial killer

Plot summary

A dedicated L.A. police detective and a female psychic must stop a demonic serial killer who was given the powers of resurrection, teleportation and possession.

Director

Robert Resnikoff Photo
Robert Resnikoff

Top cast

Scott Lawrence Photo
Scott Lawrence as Gang Member #2
Lynne Marta Photo
Lynne Marta as Nun
Philip Abbott Photo
Philip Abbott as Cardinal
Dennis Lipscomb Photo
Dennis Lipscomb as Commander Perkins
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
729.97 MB
1280*694
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 38 min
Seeds 1
1.5 GB
1920*1040
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 38 min
Seeds 10

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by dopefishie 7 / 10

Fun guilty pleasure!

It bills itself as a horror/supernatural/possession movie, but it feels much more like an 80's style action movie with a detective chasing a criminal who happens to have supernatural powers.I'll be the first to admit this one is dumb. It's filled with contradictions. It breaks its own rules. It's not for the thinking man. However, if you manage to turn your brain off and just enjoy the ride, this one is a lot of fun. Lots of fun action sequences!Jeff Kober is a real highlight! He makes a great bad guy and has a blast with the role. The other actors are more hit or miss.At the end of the day, I have to recommend this one even if many people won't like it. It's worth a try!
Reviewed by staciewilliams-89515 7 / 10

Body Hopping Horror

Some movies get a bit lost in the shuffle and The First Power seems to have suffered from bad timing if anything. Released at the start of the 90's when horror was on the decline, it didn't seem that there was much of an audience for this kind of movie, but it's not a bad movie at all and a lot of fun.Lou Diamond Phillips plays a cop whose track record for finding and imprisoning serial killers is some sort of legend. He gets an anonymous tip from a mysterious woman about the whereabouts of a killer named The Pentagram Killer, but warns him to only catch him and imprison him - not to kill him. He catches him, but the killer ends up getting executed in prison and his evil spirit is now free to torment and kill more people - this time, by jumping into other people's bodies.The First Power might have a few missteps here and there (the killer's need to crack jokes reeks of late-stage Freddy Krueger and the nun character only seems to show up when necessary and is pure plot device), but the pacing is pretty even and the performances aren't bad with Phillips holding down the fort well as the lead and Tracy Griffith does well as the psychic.
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