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Ghost Rider

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Ghost Rider (2007)

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Reviews Counted: 122

Fresh: 34

Rotten:88

Average Rating: 4.3/10

Consensus: Ghost Rider is a sour mix of morose, glum histrionics amidst jokey puns and hammy dialogue.

Rated: 12A

Runtime: 2 hrs 7 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release: 02-03-2007

Synopsis: The prophetically named Johnny Blaze and his father perform death-defying stunts in a carnival, but the real danger to his dad's life is the cancer growing within his dying body. To save him, Johnny makes a deal with Mephistopheles (Peter... The prophetically named Johnny Blaze and his father perform death-defying stunts in a carnival, but the real danger to his dad's life is the cancer growing within his dying body. To save him, Johnny makes a deal with Mephistopheles (Peter Fonda, EASY RIDER) and sacrifices his soul. When his father is killed mid-stunt, Johnny runs away, leaving behind his grief and a young love named Roxanne. Years later, Johnny (Nicolas Cage, WORLD TRADE CENTER ) is the most famous rider in the country. Despite his daredevil tendencies, Johnny is a different man when he's not riding his bike. Though he wears leather jackets and pants, he prefers jelly beans to Jim Beam while listening to the Carpenters. Years have passed since Johnny has seen the love of his life, but he still carries a torch for Roxanne (Eva Mendes, HITCH). When he sees her after a stunt, he tries to regain her love and trust. But it's time for the devil to take his due as he brings Johnny into an epic battle with Blackheart (Wes Bentley, AMERICAN BEAUTY). In the presence of evil, Johnny transforms into a super-strong skeleton with a flaming skull who has the power to defeat Blackheart and his minions. As Johnny, Cage plays a cross between his Elvis devotee in WILD AT HEART and the sensitive he-man in CON AIR. The evil Mephistopheles is Fonda's most memorable role since his Oscar-nominated turn in ULEE'S GOLD, and this film provides an opportunity for him to return to the spotlight. GHOST RIDER doesn't rank with the best of the comic book adaptations such as SPIDER-MAN and BATMAN BEGINS, but director Mark Steven Johnson (DAREDEVIL) provides a film driven by both humor and action. [More]

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Wes Bentley, Eva Mendes, Sam Elliott

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Wes Bentley, Eva Mendes, Sam Elliott, Peter Fonda, Donal Logue, Matt Long, Raquel Alessi, Brett Cullen, Gibson Nolte

Director: Mark Steven Johnson

Director: Mark Steven Johnson
Screenwriter: Mark Steven Johnson
Producer: Avi Arad, Gary Foster, Michael De Luca, Steven Paul, E. Bennett Walsh
Composer: Christopher Young
Studio: Columbia Pictures

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Cage has to collect Satan's unpaid debts, meaning that he becomes a demon biker with a flaming skull for a head - and that's about it for this one-note film.

Full Review Source: thelondonpaper | comment Comment
03/30/07
Stuart McGurk
thelondonpaper
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An oddly beguiling mixture of horror movie, biker flick, pulp Faust legend, redemption melodrama and western, featuring quite astonishing special effects.

Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment 2 Comments
03/10/07
Philip French
Observer [UK]
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It's ridiculous, likable, with some pleasing reminders of the Blade movies.

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03/03/07
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]
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The plot is as corny as a country and western song.

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03/03/07
James Christopher
Times [UK]
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As comic book movies go, this delivers pretty much everything you could expect from a film about a guy with a flaming skull for a head.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment 1 Comment
03/01/07
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon
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Nic Cage seems comfortable in the role of the flaming-skulled biker, but the plot holes are too deep even for his Herbie-like arachnid motorcycle to negotiate.

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02/28/07
David Jenkins
Time Out
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Fonda is smart casting as Mephistopheles, while sultry Mendes is topnotch eye-candy.

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02/27/07
Mark Adams
Sunday Mirror [UK]
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t’s fun in places, but the second you’re out the cinema, Ghost Rider vanishes from memory in a big puff of smoke.

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02/27/07
Tom Hawker
Total Film
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By the time our hero has finally relaxed into his leathers, there's little time left to wrap up the main story, which is some forgettable stuff about the devil's progeny (a googly-eyed Wes Bentley) trying to take over the world.

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02/27/07
Paul Arendt
BBC
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A blockbuster that offers enough quirky pleasures to feel fresh and unpredictable.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment 1 Comment
02/27/07
William Thomas
Empire Magazine
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08/07/08
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review
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Bad fun if you're in the right mood, and a large part of the credit goes to Nicolas Cage.

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02/13/08
Rob Gonsalves
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01/15/08
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons
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Director Mark Steven Johnson is infinitely less concerned with exploring Blaze's smoldering, soul-deprived isolation than he is infatuated with the character's skull-'n'-bones imagery.

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10/25/07
Rob Humanick
House Next Door
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At nearly two hours, Ghost Rider is a little long for a guilty pleasure.

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09/22/07
Jim Slotek
Jam! Movies
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07/14/07
Joe Lozito
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... Ghost Rider still manages to be a pretty enjoyable diversion if you don't hold it under close scrutiny. Or better yet, any scrutiny. (Extended Cut)

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07/11/07
Felix Gonzalez Jr.
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Ghost Rider as a whole adopts Cage's personality, which means it's watchable but seems to be kidding around a lot.

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07/06/07
Jeffrey Chen
Window to the Movies
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Ghost Rider fails for the same reason every bad movie does: poor storytelling and bad acting.

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06/25/07
Scott Collura
IGN Movies
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The movie has the look and feel of a western. The final showdown is in a ghost town in the desert.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
05/22/07
Robert Roten
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