His Curse Will Become His Power

Rating: 7/10 (2 April 2007)

Johnny Blaze, a young stunt motorcyclist, discovers that his father is dying of lung cancer. Worried with this fact, he meets a man,Mephistopheles (satan), that promises him to rid his father of his disease, but only if Johnny gives him his soul. Thinking that it is a joke, Johnny signs the contract, and in the next day, his father is in perfect health. The problem is that the devil deceived him, since his father is killed in a stunt. Mephistopheles doesn't take long to inform Johnny that his soul belongs to him, and Johnny is forced to abandon his girlfriend and his town. Many years later, Johnny Blaze is a famous motorcyclist, who risks his life in his shows with big frequency, never dying. He then meets Roxanne again, his ex girlfriend that he abandoned, who is now a reporter. Johnny never forgot her, and when they are close to renew their relationship, Mephistopheles, the Satan, will need Johnny as his Ghost Rider.Johnny will need to take the missing San Venganza contract to Satan,and avoid Blackheart, Satan's son, to put his hands on it.
I liked 'Ghost Ryder'. Compared to many 'heroes movies' like ' DareDevil', 'Hulk' among others, I considered it to be better then the most I watched, but not reaching the 'Spider man' series level. There is a relevant fact as well : I don't know the Ghost Rider's HQs and never read them, so, I cannot compare them with the movie, to say if the movie is disappointing or not. One thing I was expecting more: drama with deep moments. When Johnny's friend dies, he simply doesn't care; they should also have expanded his relationship with his father and girlfriend. But okay, I understand that a movie needs to be 'compact'.
By the way: Thanks God Johnny Depp was not in Johnny Blaze's role! I like him very much, but he wouldn't suit the role, at least at this moment, where he is much in our minds as ' Jack Sparrow'.