Hell on Wheels.

Rating: Null/10 (12 March 2007)

Another in the long line of comic book superhero adaptations as this time motorcycle daredevil Nicolas Cage is recruited by Satan himself (Peter Fonda) to be a vigilante for the dark side. Irony plays a big part early on and then later Cage must fight to destroy Lucifer's power-hungry son (Wes Bentley). Sam Elliott is under-used as a mysterious grave-digger and Eva Mendes is also seen as Cage's love interest. Would-be remarkable special effects are no match for the film's lack of tone and flow. Cage seems like he is just going through the motions and the screenplay is pretty weak, even if the inspiration was a comic book series. Too long and too pointless to really do much more than make the most minute cinematic impression on its audience. 2.5 out of 5 stars.