The flashback to 1942 shows a very brutal murder and the horrific execution of the victim's brother, wrongfully accused of the crime. J. D. Walker returns 34 years later when he takes over the soul of a rather unassuming sweet man, Glynn Turman, a college student who works as a taxi driver, and married to the beautiful Joan Pringle. A hypnosis presentation makes Turman the vessel of evil as Walker takes over, turns the calm Turman into a monster out for revenge on the real killer, and Walker's torturer, an organized crime figure played by Fred Pinkard, an old man in the present day, now a preacher at a mega church along with his much younger brother (Louis Gossett Jr.).
This has some very scary moments, but I couldn't get past the fact that Gossett was supposed to be Pinkard's brother. So there are three villains, as well as Pringle's ex-husband (James Watkins) who is concerned for her safety. Turman gives a very good, intense performance, and Pringle is absolutely lovely, a true lady who has to endure both a violent sex scene and several brutal beatings.
The sex scene is uncomfortable to watch because it goes from painful looking to sensual, and Pringle expresses fear as her character can sense that this isn't how her sweet husband would make love to her. Another scary scene involves an old lady in the back of Turman's cab, petrified over his violent driving. David McKnight plays the ghostly J. D. quite maniacally, and Gossett is convincing as a bamboozling preacher, although the real villain is someone else. If only they had thought about the weird age discrepancy as Gossett isn't old enough for where his story leads.
This has some very scary moments, but I couldn't get past the fact that Gossett was supposed to be Pinkard's brother. So there are three villains, as well as Pringle's ex-husband (James Watkins) who is concerned for her safety. Turman gives a very good, intense performance, and Pringle is absolutely lovely, a true lady who has to endure both a violent sex scene and several brutal beatings.
The sex scene is uncomfortable to watch because it goes from painful looking to sensual, and Pringle expresses fear as her character can sense that this isn't how her sweet husband would make love to her. Another scary scene involves an old lady in the back of Turman's cab, petrified over his violent driving. David McKnight plays the ghostly J. D. quite maniacally, and Gossett is convincing as a bamboozling preacher, although the real villain is someone else. If only they had thought about the weird age discrepancy as Gossett isn't old enough for where his story leads.