Popcorn Fun!!!

Rating: Null/10 (4 March 2007)

OK this was never going to be a critically acclaimed movie of substance. I went to see this with an opened mind, yes I knew the chances of this being anything other than average were slim, and yes I knew the dialogue and acting would be slightly cheesy to say the least.
So when I came out of the multi-plex my opinion of the film was that it was OK actually as I went in with the mind set of the above.
Nic Cage was a pretty good Johnny Blaze and Ghost Rider, there was not a lot the guy cold do with the script he was given, but what he did was as good as anyone could have achieved I'm quite sure. Eva Mendez was simply stunning and has out-standing beauty, but never had much chance to do anything ground breaking in this movie. The baddies in the movie let the side down, Wes and Peter were both below par with their efforts, and similarly to Eva, Sam Elloit didn't have much to play with but delivered an OK performance.
Special effects were very good considering the tight budget constraints, the direction was adequate if nothing stunning. Script was awful along with the plot, but to be expected in a comic book movie that tries to be nothing else other than a comic book movie unlike the fantastic Batman Begins and Spider-man. And that is why I will not be over critical regarding this movie. The film knows its cheesy, its knows its a bit silly, it knows it ain't "The Departed".
6/10- Not a bad effort, and in my opinion worth the investment of time and money to see it on the big screen.