A movie worth avoiding.

Rating: 4/10 (16 February 2007)

I know, I know. 4 out of 10!? How can any Marvel movie possibly get a score that low? Especially one with Nicholas Cage.
First, I would like you all to know just how much of a fan I am of the Marvel movies, and that of Mark Steven Johnson. His work on Elektra and Daredevil, although not extraordinary, was certainly worthy of watching. Not to mention his movies haven't really been all that bad...
I really hate to say this (Ghostrider is a movie I've been looking forward to for a very long time), but this movie was just... horrible. The acting was incredibly cheesy (yes... even Cage). There were times when I couldn't help but laugh out loud during certain dialogue points, such as when Mephistopheles and Blackheart were "facing off" in the park. The lines were so one-dimensional that it felt like I was watching a parody of an action-movie... like Kung Pow. Every moment of the film felt fake... the emotions (if there were any) seemed paper-thin. Every line can be predicted. It was all too cliché. Eva Meade, the actress who plays Cage's secret love, Roxanne Simpson, didn't make any sense. One second she was walking away from Cage's character, the next she was jumping back into his arms (not to mention her face was nearly expressionless the entire movie).
The plot, although good in theory, lacked conflict. Every single showdown that Ghostrider had with the elemental lackeys lasted, at the most, two minutes... literally. There was no challenge... no excitement. Ghostrider did more damage while riding his bike to the fights than he did during them.
I would suggest either avoiding this movie completely or at least waiting until it hits the 2-dollar theater. I would have given Ghostrider a lower score if not for the extraordinary graphics (although the cool scenes are mainly of Cage riding his bike, not the fights).