patrick channing ( jeff kober ) be a disciple of satan or serial killer who possess the first power represent even after be capture by detective russell logan ( lou diamond phillips ) and execute in the gas chamber and he be able to move his spirit from body to body and continue to murder at will . with the help of attractive psychic tess seaton ( tracy griffith and melanie g. half sister ) he attempt to stop channing . this concept probably have some possibility and i think and but ultimately the first power suffers from routine scripting and film making . this be nothing we haven not see before and sometimes do well . there be nothing about this movie to distinguish it from other supernatural horror thriller . more to the point and it not very thrill and it certainly isn not scary . phillips be a hard sell a a tough a nail and cynical cop stereotype and and griffith doesn not seem to be try very hard while best cast member be probably the distinctively featured kober and do his best to be supremely creepy . the climax be rather silly and the end very weak . not really even acceptable enough to rate a an average film of it kind and therefore represent4/10 .