Plot: (from imdb.com) Stunt motorcyclist Johnny Blaze
gives up his soul to become a hellblazing vigilante, to fight against power
hungry Blackheart, the son of the devil himself.
Review: Marvel movies not done by Marvel have been a
very mixed bag, more bad then good unfortunately. They feel corporate and empty
for the most part. Ghost Rider is, well, not that good. The character is not
one of Marvel’s most famous, but there is definitely something interesting about
him. A man making a deal with the devil who becomes cursed and a superhero,
there’s some potential there. When the movie explores this aspect, it is
actually somewhat interesting. Nicolas Cage does an ok job with this. From time
to time he shows some depth and being a tortured soul. At other times, he just
makes crazy Nicolas Cage faces.
The
story strays in distracting and ultimately stupid ways. First off, the love
story with Eva Mendes. So lame! It doesn’t bring up anything good, it doesn’t
feel genuine and only distracts. Next are the police. Somehow Johnny Blaze gets
in trouble with the police and now they are chasing him throughout the movie.
Could you have more stereotypes for comic book movies? It does not feel right,
Ghost Rider’s story is so much further reaching than the mortal world, and you
don’t need this stupidity. Finally the villain, Blackheart. What the hell is
his plan? Why does he need these souls to take over the world, he is shown
easily killing anyone he wants at any time, why does he need anything else? His
henchmen are also extremely lame and somehow, it’s never clear how, Ghost Rider
can kill them with his chain.
Peter
Fonda’s Mephisto is the other interesting character. He’s creepy, evil looking
and his intentions are mysterious but not stupid. Maybe it works because you
don’t see him that much. One more thing; Ghost Rider’s penance stare is a
pretty badass power, glad that they included it. This movie overall has a few
good things going for it but it tends to bog the audience down in stupid things
that just don’t fit in with Ghost Rider’s world. A message to other movie
studios; just cut your losses, sell the franchises back to Marvel and let them
make a decent movie because you guys clearly have a hard time doing this.
Score: 5.5/10
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