yawn

Rating: 1/10 (18 February 2007)

The only reason I went to see this movie in the first place was because my dad dragged me there, and the only reason I didn't fall asleep was because it was too loud. From the cheesy opening (and the necessary smoking-is-baaaad message) the movie goes downhill. The devil- who, of course if evil- is one of the most one-dimensional villains I've ever had the misfortune to come across. He has no motivation, so how do we know he's evil? Because guys who wear black and carry canes are always evil! Gee, that makes sense. And if that isn't bad enough, his son's name is Blackheart. You know, just in case we couldn't tell he was evil by his black clothes and general Goth look. Ooh! Scary! Did I mention there's also a girl? Who the main character has no chemistry with and ends up leaving at the end of the movie? Which is exactly how the first Spiderman movie goes? C'mon, we all know they're gonna hook up in the sequel, just as we knew he wouldn't give up the gift. And who else guessed that the Old Infospouting Guy would turn out to be the legendary former Ghost Rider? I know I did.