Every once in a while a movie comes along and makes you scratch your head speechless. Despite Nicholas Cage’s amusing portrayal of Marvel’s cursed fiery-haired anti-hero, the first Ghost Rider movie didn’t exactly receive rave reviews. So when news of a sequel surfaced, people started exclaiming “why?” but you also start wondering if second time’s the charm, or would it annihilate the movie franchise beyond rescue.
The story of Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance has our hero Johnny Blaze (Nicholas Cage hiding out in a remote part of Eastern Europe until out of the blue, a secret sect of the church wants him to protect a young boy from the Devil (Ciarán Hinds) – of course with the help of the ‘Rider’. What’s in it for him is that he may finally rid of his curse forever and need not become an unholy chain-wielding motorcyclist any longer.
The mundane plot is jam-packed with clichés and the effects were mostly hit or miss. However, Cage’s insane (literally) portrayal of the new, darker Rider is worth mention and is often the most entertaining part of the movie. Idris Elba also did a nice job as Moreau, a drunken French priest (don’t ask).
There is still humor scattered around and also a creepy villain in Blackout (Johnny Whitworth). A few notable over-the-top action sequences brings the excitement up a little (anything the rider rides bursts to flames!), although you may give the 3D-version a miss, as it was barely anything worth mentioning.
There is still humor scattered around and also a creepy villain in Blackout (Johnny Whitworth). A few notable over-the-top action sequences brings the excitement up a little (anything the rider rides bursts to flames!), although you may give the 3D-version a miss, as it was barely anything worth mentioning.
The movie isn’t bad; it’s just that with such a talented team behind the film, it could have been much more. Ghost Rider’s still ‘hell’-uva cool, but seeing him reduced to a babysitter job was simply depressing.
3 out of 5 Stars
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