Def by Temptation (1990)

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Def by Temptation: Directed by James Bond III. With James Bond III, Kadeem Hardison, Bill Nunn, Samuel L. Jackson. An evil succubus is preying on libidinous black men in New York City, and all that stands in her way is a minister-in-training, an aspiring actor, and a cop who specializes in cases involving the supernatural.

“I give this film high marks in spite of its limitations, which are primarily budgetary only. I thought the casting was perfect, particularly in Kadeem Hardison (whou0026#39;s career I had thought should have been, by rights, much larger), and Cynthia Bond, whou0026#39;s feature turn as the succubus was terrific—both terrifying and seductive at the same time. There were references to this film being firmly in the genre of u0026quot;blackspoitation,u0026quot; but again, given the obviously low budget and other factors, I thought they did a bang up job with what they had to work with. Compared to say, u0026quot;Vampire In Brooklyn,u0026quot; a big budget studio film starring Eddie Murphy, this little film succeeded in every important way, and in comparison fared so much better for all the reasons you watch a movie in the first place, two hours of solid entertainment. In this regard, I think the film succeeds quite well—funny, scary, hip and funky, with a strong undercurrent of the mystery of faith. I loved it.”

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