Look into my eyes....

Rating: 8/10 (26 February 2012)

When motorcyclist Johnny Blaze finds that his father Barton Blaze has a terminal cancer, he accepts a pact with the Mephistopheles, giving his soul for the health of his beloved father.
But the devil deceives him, and Barton dies in a motorcycle accident during an exhibition.
Johnny leaves the carnival, his town, his friends and his girlfriend Roxanne. Years later Johnny becomes a famous motorcyclist, who risks his life in his shows, and he meets Roxanne again, now a TV reporter.
However, Mephistopheles proposes Johnny to release his contract if he become the "Ghost Rider" and defeat his evil son Blackheart, who wants to possess one thousand evil souls and transform hell on earth....
There is so much hate for this movie, and I really don't know why. For starters, to have a fan boy star as the main character is something rare. and Cage is as good as ever in this. My only gripe is that he didn't play the Rider, and he isn't maniacal (tortured) enough. But he still has his kookiness, like the jelly beans and The Carpenters.
The story and narrative are good, and Fonda is wonderful as the Devil, and his limited role usurps maybe everybody else in this.
The same cannot be said for Bentley, who is just copying Dorffs Frost in 'Blade'.
But they are the only gripes in this anti-hero movie, something that is refreshing change to all the goody goody heroes released in the past few years.
This will be one of those movies that will become more appreciated as time goes by. In ten year, I;m sure people will prefer this as the superhero movie of 2007, rather than spider-man 3.
A great movie, with some funny lines.