Friday 17 February 2012

Gerry Barnaby's Film Review: Ghost Rider 2 : Spirit of Vengeance

Genre:  Action Fantasy Thriller, Contains strong languge & violent scenes

Cert: 18 cert

Story: Johnny Blaze, still struggling with the curse of being the Ghost Rider, is hiding out in a remote part of Eastern Europe when a secret sect of the church asks him to save a boy from the devil. At first Johnny is reluctant to use his power, but it's the only way to save the boy and possibly rid himself of this curse forever

Likes : Not a bad film all round but it dose have it dispointments.Nicolas Cage back as johnny blaze cursed with the spirit of the ghost rider after making the deal with the devil Mephistopheles as by many names he goes by ,now the back ground story of the ghost rider was good i like the way they showed what happen to the spirit of the ghost rider & what it was before hell trick him.the ghost rider spirit was an angel called levatoss an angel of justice until the devil trick him pulled him to hell torture him & drove him crazy before became the hell rider spirit of vengeance ghost rider. Ciarán Hinds plays the devil Roarke which yes they can get away with because the devil can take many forms but ya he not a bad actor seen him in a few film like tomb raider as the bad guy.Violante Placido good acting very beautiful woman i through plays Nadya the mother of the boy the devil is after Danny played by Fergus Riordan not a bad young actor you mite see more of in the future. Idris Elba plays Moreau a guy that was supposed to hand the boy over to the rider so he could take the boy to a special place where he would be protected not a bad actor.i was very surprised to see Christopher Lambert who plays Methodius a high priest of god in this film but it was a cameo role for him as was Vincent Regan who played Toma Nikasevic a arms dealer.Johnny Whitworth who plays Ray Carrigan a man hired to bring the boy to the devil was give the power of decay.the fight scene were good as well as the special effects.

Dislikes : it lacked that Hollywood feel like the first one did, i found it to be rushed & a little low budget feel to me & giving the ghost rider a funny side even tho the spirit was driven crazy by the devil it really ruined the film for me as the ghost rider is a serious character like he was in the first film that the way they should of kept it. i was a little disappointed in it to be honest.

Overall : an OK film i was disappointed in it but that just me you mite like this film you mite not, but it not the best film that Nicolas Cage has done i found the first film better.

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars for entertainment, 6 out of 10 for ghost rider story back ground





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