Great special effects, little story

Rating: 6/10 (15 February 2007)

Personally I think the movie only scrapes through with a 6. I think Nicolas Cage is a great actor, and I could certainly see he struggled with this movie - not that he was giving a bad performance, but that the story and scripting pulled him back.
The special effects was fantastic, at some points the CGI really blended with the real footage. However, at times the movie became too ambitious and it really made things look corny and fake.
The idea behind the story was good, but the story that made it to the screen was too rushed and not thought through enough. Considering "Ghost Rider" is what I can only imagine as the first of more movies to come, the story should have been primarily about the build-up and the introduction to Ghost rider - who Ghost rider is, more of his background, and not just tell a story which could only be described as a script on speed.
I recommend you watch it, but primarily to check out the cool special effects.