There are parts where it seems like Cage is lost in himself and doesn't know what to say next. I know he's a fan of Ghost Rider but it seems like the script was written out of wack for him. It almost seems like Cage AND ONLY Cage is uncomfortable with his character. If that's the case, it was not a smart choice. I guess Mark Steven Johnson figured because Blaze lost his soul to the devil, he might as well lose his personality too. Mostly due to Cage's character, Johnny Blaze. Most of the dialog in this movie is weird, if not awkward. What destroyed all these good moments, was how the character's dialogs were brought out. I even thought the actors who played the villains were good. Any of the sarcastic comments Ghost Rider makes in this film is funny to hear. Just seeing Ghost Rider for the first time on screen was pretty awesome to see. Just like a bat out of hell, his skull is cloaked in flames, his jacket has spikes on it, he has a flame chain, and his bike has a mind of its own! Much of it is fun to watch. I really like the way they made Ghost Rider look in this film. To start off, Nicolas Cage plays as the anti-hero Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider. Mark Steven Johnson who directed and wrote the story for this movie could have done better. But I felt things could have been polished. I liked the visuals, the action, and the villains (a little). So why not make it into a movie? Although this movie had a great financial success, its screenplay is actually quite sloppy. Ghost Rider was always a cool comic book character. Not exactly a masterpiece, but its very few up points did keep me interested enough to hold out for the sequel, Spirit of Vengeance, which supposedly comes out on the 17th of February 2012, starring another favourite of mine, Cirian Hines.Reviewed by breakdownthatfilm-blogspot-com 7 / 10 A Good First Try But Not Enough And Wes Bentley (P2, Jonah Hex) as Blackheart was, at the very least a "cool" character to bring to the film. Though much of the film was quite weak, watching the demons (trenchcoat wearin' mo-fo's above) getting taken out one by one, somewhat akin to, oh, as for example a comic book, was entertaining enough to hold my attention. What's supposed to be The Devil's Bounty Hunter, riding the world to bring the guilty to justice, ends up being more of a Mad Max wannabe riding a badass motorbike notching up his cliche-meter and pouring the CG-budget down the drain, while bringing as many motifs up as he can. Too dark and long to be considered a silly, fun, little guilty pleasure, but too self-concious and non-sensical to be realistic. I think another major problem is that it aims for 'quirk" and ends up with "cheese". Don't get me wrong, I know I bitch about "effects-driven" a lot, but sometimes it works fine, it's just that Ghost Rider has absolutely no staying power, there's really nothing to it that would make me recommend it to a friend. Ghost Rider strikes me as the sort of comic that didn't need a whole lot of chopping to translate well to the big screen, unfortunately, director Mark Steven Johnson neglected all that, and went for a full on self-made, effects-drive flop. Rating: PG-13 (Horror Violence|Disturbing Images)Ĭhoc full of wannabe Western-isms and expected cheese, Ghost Rider is a foray into not-a-whole-lot. As the only one who can walk in both worlds, Johnny is charged by Mephistopheles (Donal Logue) himself to destroy Blackheart (Wes Bentley), a demon that wants to overthrow Mephistopheles and create a worse hell than the one that currently exists. Now, he transforms into a fiery, avenging agent of justice at night wherever evil roams. Years ago, motorcycle stuntman Johnny Blaze (Nicolas Cage) sold his soul to save the life of a loved one.
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