Not a bad effort

Rating: 7/10 (16 February 2007)

As a non-fan of the comic, I went to the preview with no preconceived notions and came out feeling that the movie was fairly well done. The special effects were excellent and they took obvious pains to bring the Ghost Rider character to life with CG. The transformation scenes were quite intense early on and parents might want to consider this could be disturbing for younger children(lots of agonized yelling w/up close face shots of NC).
The back-story of the previous Ghost Rider(s) felt like it needed more fleshing out to give a complete story but did an adequate job (if you aren't late and don't know the story, you won't be confused.) Action wise, the fight sequences felt rushed and there was little tension/apprehension that Ghost Rider might fail in his early encounters.
All in all, a pretty good action flick and not a debacle that some of the comic book conversions have been.
Kraki