Released: 2011
Action, Fantasy
Director: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Ciaran Hinds, Idris Elba
Running Time: 95 minutes
Rated: PG-13
The breakdown: A sequel featuring Johnny Blaze helping a young boy survive against the devil's best efforts to take over his body and become human.
I remember liking the first one, so it couldn't have been as bad as this sequel was.
First off, let me sum up the story for you.
Johnny Blaze is hiding out alone in Easter Europe trying to keep his alter-ego, The Ghost Rider, from hurting anyone.
One day, he is found by a stranger who says he needs his help. There's a young kid that has the devil after him. The devil wants to take human form and this boy is special as he is the devil's own son, birthed by a human mother.
If Johnny will help, the stranger explains that his friends can remove his curse and leave him to be human again.
Johnny agrees and sets off with the stranger to try to find the boy.
That's all you really need to know. Nicolas Cage, I think, with age is getting worse as an actor, or perhaps, I've lost my tolerance for his bad acting. The storyline is weak to begin with, but Cage's performance and lack of good dialogue really brings down the film. They try to be funny several times in the script, but it comes off lame.
Do not waste your time on this one.
2 out of 5 stubs.
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