Review of Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011) by Adam W — 16 Sep 2014

I had fairly low expectations for this movie, and it turns out that this movie didn't disappoint, because it fails both as a fantasy action spectacle, and as a comic book sequel. I'll admit that there are a few minor areas in which the film improved over its predecessor.

For instance, there aren't as many unbearable characters, and the special effects are slightly better. However, that doesn't make up for the film's shoddy writing, which, if you can believe it, is even worse the film's predecessor, to the point that the story constantly gets worse.

It wouldn't be so bad if the writers knew how to handle the film's concept, which would have been decent if it weren't held back by incompetent writing, a lame script, and Nicholas Cage's signature bad acting.

The fight scenes are okay, but they look poorly done. In fact, I can't help but think they were heavily neutered just to make the film more accessible, but it just ruins the movie and makes it harder for me to overlook the obvious writing problems.

Given everything I just said, it's no wonder why Nicholas Cage doesn't want to be the Ghost Rider more, and abandoning the Ghost Rider franchise might just be the smartest move he's ever made.