Rating: R
Genre:
Horror
Theatrical Release: 03/23/1990(USA)
Release Date: 05/19/2009
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD2
Run Time: 95 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Strong Sexual Content, Not For Children, Adult Language, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: Troma Entertainment
Writer/producer/director
James Bond III also stars in this innovative supernatural
thriller as
Joel, a divinity student from rural North Carolina who has a serious crisis of faith and travels to New York to seek the advice of his friend, aspiring actor
K (
Kadeem Hardison). In an effort to loosen up his conservative companion,
K gives him a taste of New York nightlife -- personified by an alluring club vamp with the less-than-subtle name of
Temptation (
Cynthia Bond). Although her true nature as a soul-stealing succubus is more than obvious to the audience (particularly after several scenes of unsuspecting wannabe players torn limb-from-limb),
Temptation nevertheless ensnares naïve, innocent
Joel in her devilish spell, prompting
K to investigate the woman's background with a little help from a detective (
Bill Nunn) determined to connect her with several murders.
Bond's intelligent morality play is a step above simple homage to
horror and
blaxploitation genres of the '70s, avoiding many of those films' stereotypes to present three-dimensional characters and realistic dialogue. The vibrant, color-rich cinematography is the work of frequent
Spike Lee collaborator
Ernest R. Dickerson.
~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide
;)
