This is a boring movie. The over-the-top outlandishness can't disguise that the whole 95 minutes represent one big snooze-fest.
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
He rides again.
2011 · 1h 35m · PG-13
Action, Fantasy, Thriller
Directed by
Mark Neveldine
,
Brian Taylor
Overview
When the devil resurfaces with aims to take over the world in human form, Johnny Blaze reluctantly comes out of hiding to transform into the flame-spewing supernatural hero Ghost Rider -- and rescue a 10-year-old boy from an unsavory end.
Director and cast
- Mark Neveldine Director
- Brian Taylor Director
- Nicolas Cage as Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider
- Ciarán Hinds as Roarke / The Devil
- Fergus Riordan as Danny
- Violante Placido as Nadya
- Johnny Whitworth as Ray Carrigan / Blackout
- Idris Elba as Moreau
- Spencer Wilding as Grannik
- Sorin Tofan as Kurdish
- Jacek Koman Cast
- Anthony Stewart Head Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Whether Cage is still paying off castles, appeasing the IRS, or rebuilding his comic book collection, it's clear he's decided, for now, to trade his talent for cold, hard cash.
Spirit of Vengeance is weighted down for long stretches in the middle, as it starts to treat its own religious hokum plotline with undue seriousness.
Shot in Romania and Turkey, the scenery is terrific and gives you something to watch other than this confusing mess. Johnny Blaze, you're just a candle in the wind, mate.
The film, though, has some redeeming qualities, including the presence of Idris Elba as the obligatory good guy, who encourages Johnny to get Danny into the protective custody of a religious order.
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