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The First Power (1989)

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This lackluster attempt at blending equal parts action movie and supernatural thriller ends up sacrificing the merits of both genres. The plot finds baby-faced homicide detective Logan (Lou Diamond Phillips) on the trail of "Pentagram Killer" Patrick Channing (Jeff Kober), negligibly assisted by lots of occult mumbo-jumbo espoused by various doomsaying members of the Catholic Church. Channing is eventually captured and executed, but this turns out to be a big mistake: one of the Satanic powers

R, 1 hr. 30 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Horror

Aug 28, 2001

Orion Pictures Corporation

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All Critics (13) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (7) | DVD (1)

Cheesy horror flick, not worth your time

August 21, 2002 Comment
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

When it stops making no sense, it's really quite boring.

July 27, 2002 Comment
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Audience Reviews for The First Power

Lou Diamond Phillips plays Detective Russell Logan -- on the bloody trail of a demonic killer who can inhabit different forms and perform super-human feats. Detective Logan is aided by a Psychic (Tess Seaton), who helps him locate the evil force. It is an action-packed showdown against evil with some really cool chases

June 11, 2007
YosemiteSamFan

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Cool horror flick of a cop battling a dead serial killer sent back to Earth by the Devil. Psst: Tracy Griffith is Melanie Griffith's half-sister.

November 13, 2006
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Dean McKenna

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