A Fun Ride...but in need of some tweaking

Rating: 7/10 (18 February 2007)

Ghost Rider was a pretty good popcorn movie.
Overall, I had no problems with it. The issue for me was the acting of the main characters. It seems like the writer and director had someone else in mind. Someone who is revered for his physical and over-the-top acting. A particular B- movie icon that can be convincing as a hapless-schmuck-turned-hero.
Simply put, Nick Cage could have been yanked out of the picture and Bruce "The Chin" Campbell easily (and more convincingly) could've been inserted.
Cage is an Oscar-worthy actor. You don't need a "Leaving Las Vegas" caliber lead playing a guy who becomes a walking inferno on a chopper from hell. You need Bruce. Hell, Bruce is to me what Affleck is to Kevin Smith. He can play anything, yes even the shark in Jaws.
Ghost Rider was a fun ride, but when you see it, imagine the guy from EVIL DEAD as Johnny Blaze. You'll see it too.