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.
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03/30/07
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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.
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... [More]
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Wes Bentley, Eva Mendes, Sam Elliott
Director: Mark Steven Johnson
Reviews for Ghost Rider
An oddly beguiling mixture of horror movie, biker flick, pulp Faust legend, redemption melodrama and western, featuring quite astonishing special effects.
03/10/07
It's ridiculous, likable, with some pleasing reminders of the Blade movies.
03/03/07
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Top Critic 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.
03/01/07
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.
02/28/07
Top Critic Fonda is smart casting as Mephistopheles, while sultry Mendes is topnotch eye-candy.
02/27/07
t’s fun in places, but the second you’re out the cinema, Ghost Rider vanishes from memory in a big puff of smoke.
02/27/07
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.
02/27/07
Top Critic A blockbuster that offers enough quirky pleasures to feel fresh and unpredictable.
02/27/07
Top Critic Bad fun if you're in the right mood, and a large part of the credit goes to Nicolas Cage.
02/13/08
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01/15/08
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.
10/25/07
At nearly two hours, Ghost Rider is a little long for a guilty pleasure.
09/22/07
... 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)
07/11/07
Ghost Rider as a whole adopts Cage's personality, which means it's watchable but seems to be kidding around a lot.
07/06/07
Ghost Rider fails for the same reason every bad movie does: poor storytelling and bad acting.
06/25/07
The movie has the look and feel of a western. The final showdown is in a ghost town in the desert.
05/22/07
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