![]() Nicolas Cage returns as the titular Ghost Rider aka Johnny Blaze, who must this time prevent the Devil ( Ciarán Hinds, essentially replacing Peter Fonda) from locating his son, Danny ( Fergus Riordan), on Earth and imparting his own demonic essence into him. However, the praise begins and ends with its stylistic audaciousness, for while it might be intentionally messy from a visual perspective, the script, tethered to some risible acting, makes for a depressingly inconsequential schlock-fest, and more to the point, one lacking the giddy self-awareness of the directors other works. That they make little effort to change-up their style aside from utilising more expensive, higher quality cameras is refreshing, and a diverting choice with which to shoot a superhero film, though it is one which I expect will dent its commercial appeal. Less known for high-budget finesse and more for the barely-controlled, amusingly sloppy handheld work employed on their Statham-starrers, the dappy duo are a curiously dangerous choice with which to saddle a $75m blockbuster (albeit one reportedly slashed from $135m). If there was any beacon of hope that this sequel might be a more diverting excursion than the tiresome original, it is the peculiar decision to have Mark Neveldine/Brian Taylor the demented minds behind the wonderfully irreverent Crank films directing the carnage this time around. Already a firm contender for worst film of the year, Spirit of Vengeance musters low expectations, and inexplicably still fails to meet them. ![]() ![]() Rating: 1.5 Those thinking that Nicolas Cage could not possibly outdo his own badness following last years disastrous Season of the Witch should think again, for this ludicrously unnecessary, scarcely comprehensible sequel to the mediocre 2007 comic book outing Ghost Rider is his stiffest competition since.
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