Cage manages to leave Ghost Rider 2 a burning wreck that even Allstate couldn’t save
Nicholas Cage. The name alone can bring joy to some and pain to others. While Cage has had an “uneven” run lately, I think that it is always best to remember him as a man that has actually made some very good movies in the past. Heck, he even won the Academy Award for Best Actor with his performance in Leaving Las Vegas. So to say that he is not a good actor is a far cry from the truth. In fact, I believe him to be a very good actor that has made THE WORST film choices possible in the past few years. There isn’t a job that he won’t take in Hollywood (mostly due to his recent financial problems) and that has resulted in a serious “hit” to his career. While I may be a fan of his overall career, there is no excuse for the “flaming bag” that he left on the doorsteps of the world with Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance.
Storyline: Johnny Blaze (Cage) has been on the run for a while now. His running has landed him in Eastern Europe where, during the day, he hides in the darkness of his home, but at night…The Rider tries to break free. When a man named Moreau (Elba) finds Blaze he informs him that the Devil is trying to invade the body of a small boy so that he can permanently walk the earth once again. Moreau, in an attempt to stop this, has called on The Rider to help him in his quest. If Johnny agrees to let The Rider out, Johnny will win back the soul that he traded to the Devil many years ago.
The problem with this movie can be summed up in one word. CAGE. It pains me to say that, but Nicholas Cage is the only real problem that this movie cannot overcome. If they would have recast the role, it would have been so much better. The movie itself, with the exception of Cage, is miles above the first film. The story is pretty interesting, the bad guys are actually a little more interesting, and the effects are much better than the original movie. The only thing that I hated was Nicholas Cage. He has a few scenes that he overacts the part so badly that I laughed until I cried. That is not the reaction that you should get in a dramatic scene.
Worth the admission? If you catch it at a discount matinee? Sure. Just be prepared for some truly horrible scenes. If you are paying full price? No. This movie had the potential to be a great kickoff to an AMAZING year of Superhero movies. In the end, it turned out to be a joke.
Let me know what you thought of it!
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