I'm not sure I got it.....

Rating: 5/10 (21 February 2007)

I did want to see this picture but even from the trailers, I'm not sure I saw the potential of this character. I don't think I understand why a superhero with a flaming head is an interesting concept.
There was a lot happening in this movie but it seemed like they couldn't decide on a direction to go so they just decided to go everywhere (and ultimately ending up nowhere). There were too many conflicts, everyone was fighting everyone and no one was on the same team.
Nick seemed to be channeling Elvis in his voice; I know he's a fan of Elvis but it's been 30 years and I think we should all say goodbye. I thought Peter Fonda was okay as the devil but he didn't do anything that stood out. Devil Jr. and his three friends seemed like a shoe-horned element. They existed for the sole purpose of being eliminated but there was no need for their existence (I didn't care about the old contract for the souls of the townsfolk, I just didn't). Sam Elliott's crusty old guy was straight out of the Crusty Old Guy manual. The "surprise" that he was an older Ghost Rider, I guess, was a surprise but I didn't care. He was a plot point to "help" Nicholas Cage but he doesn't really "help" him, he just stops being unhelpful when the time comes.
Eva Mendes was really the only thing in the movie that I enjoyed watching. She took my breath away in every scene she was in; she was just stunning.
I think this movie would have been better if there was more inner conflict with Nick's character (he seemed to accept his lot in life pretty easily, again, the Elvis voice made him seem detached and disinterested), a few less villains and less blowin' stuff up. But blowin' stuff up is what passes for action these days.