The film revs and stalls, swerving between gritty and silly, with scorching action but a clichéd story, with fiery performances but burned out dialogue.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 25, 2023

Leans into the campier elements of the character and Nicolas Cage, along with the directors, seems to be having a total blast and that comes across on screen.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 24, 2023

This time, contrary to the first installment, the film is more entertaining for its fight sequences than for being a story about a blazing avenger. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 6/10 | Jun 21, 2023

Though Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance attempts to offer a new spin on this comic property without entirely rebooting the franchise, the result looks and feels thrown together.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Feb 22, 2023

This is a film that thinks it is more "quip-witted" than it really is, but will appeal as fun only to those who think flaming pee and firing a succession of hi-tech weapons at an undead demon is cool.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Jul 25, 2022

Sometimes you just want to watch a skeleton on fire beat the crap out of some people.

| Original Score: 6/10 | May 22, 2022

Cheesy CGI that is either intentional or just plain awful.

| Original Score: 1.0/4.0 | Sep 8, 2020

You may find yourself infinitely more forgiving of its lack of quality if you pretend it's simply a low budget Troma flick rather than a multi-million dollar studio picture... If you're in the mood for 90 minutes of mindless nonsense -- Cage is your man.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 13, 2018

Hey, maybe watch season 4 of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. instead.

| Aug 29, 2018

Nic Cage doesn't get a chance to qualify for the Razzies in this one, which prompts me to recommend you rent Drive Angry instead. That movie has a much better use of a human skull.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jan 22, 2013

It makes me feel cheated and sad.

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | Jan 22, 2013

A schlocky, derivative, and incredibly ridiculous sequel.

| Dec 17, 2012

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance is too awful and cheesy to recommend to anyone, even the most diehard superhero fans.

| Original Score: 1/10 | Oct 12, 2012

This is destined for a place at the bottom of the pile come the end of the year, but in all honesty, did anyone really expect anything good out of a movie about a guy with a flaming skull going around killing people?

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Sep 16, 2012

In terms of stupid, dumb, no-brainer comic-book films, they don't come much stupider, dumber and no-brainier than this.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 13, 2012

There are flashes of Neveldine/Taylor's self-deprecating sense of humor also, but even those can't overcome a story that's completely inert and uninvolving.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Sep 4, 2012

As a B-grade horror/action hybrid, and the lowered expectations that come with that description, it's a very fun experience.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Aug 22, 2012

An atrocious sequel...

| Original Score: 1/4 | Jun 14, 2012

Ghost Rider only excels when it embraces the gonzo direction of directors Neveldine and Taylor. Sadly though, the film seems to be pumping its brakes more than riding with a vengeance.

| Original Score: 5/10 | Jun 12, 2012

Save your money. Read "The Devil and Daniel Webster" or "Doctor Faustus." Listen to Robert Johnson. Or just be a decent human being, so you'll never have the devil to pay.

| Original Score: 3/10 | Jun 2, 2012