This film takes place in 1691 with a powerful warlock being held in chains in a tower within the small city of Boston where he is scheduled to be executed within 24 hours. At least, that is the decree by the city elders. Unknown to them, however, Satan has other plans and that very evening a storm develops which creates a fierce whirlwind that teleports the "Warlock" (played by Julian Sands) to present day Los Angeles where he is propelled into a house occupied by a young woman named "Kassandra" (Lori Singer) and a man named "Chas" (Kevin O'Brien). Being a rather kind-hearted soul, Chas immediately bandages his wounds and puts him in his own bed to help him recover. The next day, the Warlock repays Chas' kindness by murdering him. It is then revealed that Satan deliberately sent him to that specific place and time in order for the Warlock to recover a portion of an ancient book that was secretly stashed inside a table within the house. Having thus secured the book, the Warlock then prepares to go to the next location to retrieve another portion of the book. But before he does that, he conjures a spell which causes Kassandra to age at an alarming rate. But what the Warlock doesn't realize, is that his main nemesis by the name of "Redferne" (Richard E. Grant) has followed him through time and--with the help of Kassandra--intends to reverse the spell and kill him before he can acquire the other two pieces of the book. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this is one of those films that I have mixed opinions about. On the one hand, it had an entertaining plot, stellar acting on the part of Julian Sands, and some good action scenes. The problem, though, had to do with the rather poor special effects which were quite bad--even for that particular period in time. That being said, despite this rather noticeable flaw, the film still managed to pass the time well enough, and I have rated it accordingly. Average.
