No Classic, Still a "Fun" Ride

Rating: 7/10 (11 January 2008)

Ghost Rider - I didn't expect anything at all from this Marvel film after reading it's awful reviews. But I really still wanted to check it out - you know, to see what I think.?
The very start of the movie with the narrating & the explaining of the Ghost Rider, is amazing & well-done. Really reassures you that the critics may have been wrong. But what follows for the 15 minutes following the introduction is ridiculous. Badly acted. Rushed. Script completely all over the place. The meet with the devil could've been done much better. But still - not boring.?
When we see a few years into the future though, the movie steadily begins to please, not very much but still MUCH better acting & script. Proof that Nicholas Cage & Eva Mendes are much better actors than the younger actors of the characters.?
The films peak is in the middle - the character actually being the Ghost Rider scenes. Really keeps you on the edge of your seat. Perhaps only because I'm a wimp - but I actually got really scared during some scenes. During the middle of the film you begin to forget the start's flaws & the reviews.?
Just as the film got into it - the end came. An end just as bad as the start. A showdown which bores & is completely predictable. A cheesy & badly scripted couple of scenes which make you leave the cinema feeling 'Blah'. ?
All in all - a good movie, which doesn't have average scenes, but great scenes & awful scenes. Would I see it again? Not for a few years, but possibly eventually. Who do I recommend it to? Fans of movies like Hellboy, Van Helsing & Daredevil - nowhere near as good as those 3 though.?
It was still a fun & thrilling ride, I recommend to anyone looking for a fun action flick.