Ghost Rider Synopsis:
In order to save his dying father, young stunt cyclist Johnny Blaze sells his soul to Mephistopheles and sadly parts from the pure-hearted Roxanne Simpson, the love of his life. Years later, Johnny's path crosses again with Roxanne, now a gogetting reporter, and also with Mephistopheles, who offers to release Johnny's soul if Johnny becomes the fabled, fiery Ghost Rider, a supernatural agent of vengeance and justice. Mephistopheles charges Johnny with defeating the despicable Blackheart, Mephistopheles's nemesis and son, who plans to displace his father and create a new hell even more terrible than the old one.
I’d never been too much of a Ghost Rider fan growing up. He looked really cool and had interesting powers but the character didn’t have too much depth. After seeing the new film based on the comics, I can say pretty much the same thing: the special effects are good but everything else comes up short.
One of the most important things to remember when adapting a superher comic to the screen is not to lose sight of what the film is about: namely, the superhero. No matter who might be starring as the hero, whether it be an unknown or Nicolas Cage, the actor should never overshadow the character. In Ghost Rider, Cage has so much fun as Johnny Blaze that he forgets how to act. The result is a goofy, muddled performance in a poorly-written, mediocre film.
I get the feeling that Nicholas Cage was given free reign over his character. Cage as Johnny Blaze has various baffling extraneous character quirks (drinking candy from a glass, loving the music of the Carpenters, etc.) that make no sense to the narrative. Normally his off-beat performances make a character more interesting but in this case it only confuses the tone of the film. Cage isn’t the only acting offender, however. Eva Mendez spends most of the film acting like she’s in a network sitcom, with over-exaggerated speech and obvious body language. Wes Bentley as Blackheart looks fresh from a bad Dracula spoof. These are not bad actors, so I can only assume the fault lies with writer/director Johnson. I was greatly disappointed by his version of Daredevil from 2003 and had hoped he’d fare better with a darker character. Unfortunately, half of Ghost Rider comes off as a silly romp and the other half as over-wrought pop-horror.
The only element of Ghost Rider that saves it from being a complete waste of time is the special effects, the character of Ghost Rider in particular. He definitely looks cool, especially while riding his flaming motorcycle. There were only a few shots that didn’t look 100% convincing and those were mostly at the beginning of the film. That said, there weren’t enough sequences with Ghost Rider in it. You’d think that a film based on his comic would feature him more promimently. This is fairly understandable, however, as Cage was hired to act in this film and he’s essentially lost in the Ghost Rider visual effects. More sequences with the Rider would’ve been nice, though.
During my viewing of this film, I couldn’t help wonder what a more talented director would’ve done, or what difference a sharper script would make. Perhaps there will be a remake in 20 years and I can find out. As it currently stands, however, Ghost Rider is an interesting character, but Ghost Rider is not an interesting film.
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