J.D.'s Revenge (1976)

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In J.D.'s Revenge, a perfectly nice man is sporadically possessed by a 1940s gangster, and it becomes an intense Jekyll and Hyde situation well played by Glynn Turman, but what's really interesting is the conversation he has with his best friend around the middle of the film. After abusing his girlfriend but remembering none of it, he confides in his buddy who tells him it's okay because women want to be put in their place, etc. The movie has something to say about toxic masculinity, with Ike as a the kinder, gentler modern man, and J.D. as the brutal throwback. But of course, his buddy is a 1970s contemporary so that attitude hasn't disappeared. Speaking of toxic, do I get it right that J.D. banged his own niece in Isaac's body? Calling Dr. Freud, yeech! Louis Gossett Jr. gives an energetic supporting performance as a preacher, a role that doesn't go where formula says it should, but I have to disagree with his assessment that J.D. is a tool for God's justice. He's much too nasty for that. Sometimes evil spirits do a righteous thing, you know? 1 year 12 months ago