Ghost Ryder
is back with a vengeance.
On paper it
was really a match made in heaven (or in hell in this case). They got Neveldine
e Taylor who are famous for the over the top action of Crank and its sequel and
gave them a big budget superhero movie. The character, Ghost Ryder, was also
the kind of dark antihero that really worked with their peculiar aesthetics and
demented sense of humor. But then production stepped in and neutered them.
What a real
shame.
So instead
of over the top crazy antics that made them famous we got standard superhero
fare. Actually, considering the new standard set by marvel and Christopher
Nolan, I must say that what we got here is sub standard superhero fare.
Unimaginative, repetitive and kinda boring.
There are
like a couple of scenes where we glimpse the Neveldine and Taylor of old but
they are just a sad reminder of the movie that could have been.
It’s really
a strange system where you become famous by thinking and acting outside the box
but then, when you get to the next level, they put you in a much tighter one.
Nic Cage is
back as the titular character both in and out of costume. See one of the many
terrible mistakes of the first Ghost Ryder was that the transformed Johnny Blaze
was played by a stuntman while here it is played by Nic Cage himself. So
instead of being a wooden presence with no personality he becomes something
quite awesome.
Nic Cage is
still an extremely good actor, even if his output is anything but regular, and
here he elevates practically by himself, very boring material.
The movie
in itself is much better than the first one. It’s certainly watchable and it
got it’s fun moments but I’ll recommend it only to fans of the genre (or to Nic
Cage fans of course).
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