Movie review by Russell Pinkston
Johnny Blaze (Nicolas Cage) is back….this time in Europe where he has gone to get away from his alter ego, Ghost Rider. But luckily it also happens to be the right place where he is needed to save the world from evil…again. A secret church sect headed by Methodius (Christopher Lambert) has enlisted his help to save the life of a boy who the devil this time in the form of another human, Roarke (Ciarán Hinds) is looking for. He is searching for his son so he may have another younger body he can transfer into. Moreau (Idris Elba) teams up with the Ghost Rider and the boy’s mother (Violante Placido) to save him and all of us from hell on earth.
Nicolas Cage (National Treasure, Kick-Ass) returns as the lead character Ghost Rider in this sequel to the 2007 film. He also plays a simular character who running from the devil/escaping from hell in last year’s Drive Angry. Idris Elba (Takers, Thor) stars as the Ghost Rider’s motorcycle riding sidekick. Christopher Lambert (Highlander, The Hunted) was added to the cast…maybe because they weren’t able to get Peter Fonda back for this movie.
This is a paycheck film. There is absolutely no other reason that any of the actors did this movie…it definitely wasn’t for the exceptional writing. This is one of the worst movies I have seen in the theater in a long time. I had to fight the urge to get up and walk out. It’s that bad. The directing wasn’t much better than the writing. There are actually two directors to blame, Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor team up again. They both teamed up for Crank and it’s sequel Crank: High Voltage as well as Gamer (with Movie Mob’s Brit Twins). They love the slow mo, fast forward style of film using loud abnoxious music to make up for their lack of writing. It worked for the Crank films…it doesn’t here. It’s annoying as…well you know. This movie does not need to be seen EVER and definitely not in the theater and in 3D (3X the dimesion of crappiness) I say Skip This Movie! Save your soul and save you brain cells!
This week on The Directors Cut we review The Soloist. Also, we interview the Kings of the New Era of Tough Guy Flicks. Writers/Directors of Crank, and Crank High Voltage, Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. We also count down the top ten Musician Movies. Davenport teases us with a pick of the week that may be next on your netflix cue. Ollie also comes out of the closet once again, that’s not anything new. But there is a chance for you to get a Get Riggled T-Shirt. Check out this episode of The Directors Cut. Also vote below for the best man movies.