Ghost Rider

Firstly, I like the Ghost Rider comic character, and I have dozens of issues that made me anticipate this film with some glee. So, I really wish I could recommend this transition to the big screen. However, there is something of the editor's knife about this movie. The acting is ordinary and the script is just OK. Telling the "back story" of a character can be very tricky, and a killer (in the bad sense), as it was for The Incredible Hulk, and The Fantastic Four. Still, this is a better movie than either of those.

For the entire back story of Ghost Rider, aka Johnny Blaze, consult Wikipedia.

The female lead (Eva Mendez) did not seem to add much; however, she didn't have much to work with. The special effects were at the top end, but that's to be expected. Some of the low "voice of god" narrative and line delivery was a little corny (and hard to understand\hear), but the musical score was good, Peter Fonda was effective as Mephistopheles, and Nicolas Cage was adequate as the Ghost Rider. I just wanted something from Ghost Rider to lift me out of my "been there, seen that" mood. Unfortunately, for me, the most exciting part of the movie was the preview of Spiderman 3.

I will watch this movie again, and perhaps my opinion will change. It's been known to happen.