Ghost Rider; Nothing I'd see twice but definitely worth watching Once

Rating: 7/10 (18 February 2007)

Let's just get one thing clear: Ghost Rider wasn't great but it wasn't terrible either. In the very least it was entertaining. Yes it doesn't compare to Spiderman or X-Men (The Punisher is the best one of them all) but its better than the likes of Daredevil, Hulk, etc. I think people were let down because like myself the trailer had them sold from day one and this release had been marked on my calender for months. As a result of being let down a lot of people are being pretty harsh. I'd recommend seeing this picture if you'd like to, just, be entertained for a few hours. If your looking to see the best action/comic picture ever made then your going to leave pretty unhappy. Nic Cage is one of the best, there's no denying that, I think he pulls off the Ghost Rider character well. For the males out there Eva Mendes is absolutely gorgeous and there's no denying that either. Her character was undeveloped but being just "eye candy" in this picture is a quite a stretch. A movie like this disappoints me in a lot of ways but in the end I didn't leave the theater like I did after watching Alexander a few years back. I was irate because the trailer made that one look like something great but it was the biggest waste of time and money that I've ever experienced in my life. Ghost Rider was nothing like that. Disappointed sure, irate no. Ultimately what needs to be said is that this film, at its worst, is an average picture. It's not some atrocity that some people are saying it is. Go see it and you'll most likely respond to it the way I did. Just give it a chance. You may love it, like it or hate it. Everybody's critique is unique. This was a vague representation of mine.
Oh yeah, I just wanted to say that Nicolas Cage had his finest performance in his finest film; The Family Man. I don't care what you guys say its the truth. Matchstick Men, Leaving Las Vegas and Family Man, all great movies.