Marvel comic book character, motorcycle stunt rider Johnny Blaze (Cage), sells his soul to Mephistopheles (Fonda) but is cursed and becomes, by night, a flaming-skulled Spirit Of Vengeance!
Despite the release-date having been delayed by six months, the director having three names, and critics giving overwhelming bad reviews, fans propelled it to No 1 at the US box office upon release.
Placed alongside such primetime Sony/Marvel Comics movies as the "Spider-Man" franchise, "Ghost Rider" is strictly matinee material. Though the superhero's fans have long awaited his close-up, the Devil's bounty hunter -- complete with a burning skull for a head and a killer motorcycle in flames --materializes in a movie that never measures up to his infernal potential...
Full reviewThe real evil in this flick isn't Blackheart (Wes Bentley), the devil's son, it's the soul-sucking devil of modern cinema: Hollywood formula...
Full reviewIt's entertaining to watch ol' hothead do his thing with his fiery chain and his "penance stare," but for a comic book with a rebel spirit, the adaptation feels obediently conventional...
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All of [Cages's] natural charisma is unable to compensate for the plodding narrative and thin characterizations...
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As a film on its own, Ghost Rider isn't amazing, but it is definitely a decent popcorn flick. As an entry into the superhero genre, Ghost Rider is only a couple notches above the "X-Men: The Last Stand"...
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A blockbuster that offers enough quirky pleasures to feel fresh and unpredictable...
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The Ghost Rider is one of the more aggressively Catholic superheros in the Marvel stable. Cut from the same vigilante cloth as The Punisher - leather, not spandex - he rides around on a flaming motorcycle dispensing rough justice to the scum of the streets. Though entertaining enough in comic form, he's basically silly on the big screen due to the unavoidable on-fire-ness of his head...
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