Review of Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011) by James W — 16 Mar 2014

There's some demons you can't escape.

Johnny Blaze is hiding out in Europe trying to reframe from turning into the Ghost Rider. The devil is trying to take human form and his son has been kidnapped to help with the process. Johnny Blaze is asked to rescue the boy and prevent the devil from accomplishing his goal.

"I'm the guy that made the deal with the devil.".

Mark Neveldine, director of Crank, Gamer, and the upcoming The Vacation Tapes, delivers Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance. The storyline for this picture is below average and very cheesy. The action scenes were awesome and I did love the special effect that allows the Ghost Rider to turn any vehicle into a traveling ball of fire. The acting was very mediocre and the cast includes Nicolas Cage, Christopher Lambert, Violante Placido, Idris Elba, and Ciaran Hinds.

"I'm not afraid of you.".

"You should be.".

I DVR'd this picture since it is a comic book based movie and for some reason several members of my family thoroughly enjoy this series. Overall, this movie is a below average action picture with a mediocre storyline and villain. The characters and dialogue are fairly cliché and I honestly would not recommend seeing this.

"My name is Johnny Blaze. I'm the Ghost Rider.".

Grade: C-.