Chicago Tribune
Matt Pais |
4 |
Put the pedal to the metal and avoid Nicolas Cage's latest stinker. |
E!
Luke Y. Thompson |
7 |
...if you're going to go see a movie you know is about a biker with a flaming skull and magic chains, you forfeit the right to complain about how the plot isn't logical or realistic. |
filmcritic.com
Jesse Hassenger |
5 |
Because the character of Ghost Rider never threatens to involve us emotionally or intellectually, the film version lacks the crushing disappointment of Daredevil, which got all its ducks in a row before a botch. |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
3 |
...when Ghost Rider gets fully fired up, his look doesn't so much say "hell's envoy" as "Duraflame" or maybe "sterno from my tenth grade French Club fondue night." |
TV Guide
Maitland McDonagh |
4 |
Marvel-man Mark Steven Johnson, who wrote and directed DAREDEVIL (2003) and scripted ELEKTRA (2005), continues to demonstrate the wrong way to make comic-book movies: Make sure special effects overwhelm the characters, let campy mannerisms go unchecked and be sure dialogue is declaimed rather than spoken. |
Reel
Pam Grady |
7 |
Sure, it may fall under the heading of a guilty pleasure, but there is nothing wrong with that--few movies can even make that much of a promise. |
Slant Magazine
Nick Schager |
3 |
...an impressively awful disaster... |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
3 |
The real evil in this flick isn't Blackheart (Wes Bentley), the devil's son, it's the soul-sucking devil of modern cinema: Hollywood formula. |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
4 |
Image is everything in Ghost Rider -- but anyone expecting to care about a story is going to get burned. |
New York Times
Jeanette Catsoulis |
3 |
With its sequel-ready resolution, Ghost Rider embodies franchise hopes that may be dashed by a central character who’s more funny than frightening. As for Mr. Cage, the only thing he should be firing is his manager. |
Los Angeles Times
Michael Ordoña |
5 |
...not a total wipeout. |
LA Weekly
Scott Foundas |
4 |
Not as dreadful as the studio’s decision to withhold press screenings until less than 24 hours before opening day would suggest... |
Village Voice
Nathan Lee |
2 |
When studios elect not to screen a movie for critics, it usually says something about the movie. In the case of Ghost Rider, it's kind of a moot point. Dude, they actually let the guy who made Daredevil direct another picture? |
Onion AV Club
Keith Phipps |
4 |
...another one of those comic-book adaptation films that helps give comic books a bad name. |
Maxim
Pete Hammond |
5 |
...a promising concept that's still reasonably entertaining for an undemanding audience, but you'll just wish it could have been better than it is. |
Christian Science Monitor
M.K. Terrell |
5 |
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