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I was unsure of what to expect from Ghost Rider because I never read the comic books of it. There were a few things that I were expecting though and they were awesome action and visual effects along with a well acted, well directed and well written film. After seeing this film at the cinema, I came out quite disappointed because its technical qualities were awesome but the acting, directing and screenwriting was pretty lame. I think that is what you get from most films like this. The action was awesome and so were the visual effects. You can probably tell from the title that this film is quite scary and that it was.
Nicolas Cage was the thing that ruined it for me because he was completely miscast for Johnny Blaze. He was far too old to play such a young character. His black hair looked absolutely ridiculous. It didn't suit him at all. Of what happened to Blaze as a child, I couldn't see any drama or emotion at all within Nicolas Cage. Eva Mendes didn't make it any better either. I think that is what we get most of the time with supporting females in superhero films. Others include, Katie Holmes in Batman Begins, Kate Bosworth in Superman Returns, Jennifer Garner in Daredevil and Jennifer Connelly in Hulk. Wes Bentley was pretty scary in this film as the son of the Devil.
The directing of Ghost Rider was good as far as action and visual effects are concerned but wasn't that good as far as actors are concerned. The action scenes are really intense and fun but that didn't completely satisfy me when I walked out of cinema. The script was very flat in my opinion. Ghost Rider focused more on technical qualities rather than acting, directing and writing.
Ghost Rider is an average that is more of a bad film than a good film. It is Nicolas Cage's worst performance that I think made him a bad actor nowadays. Ghost Rider could have been a lot better. There is going to be a sequel. I will see it but I don't be excited about it.
4/10
