Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: February 17, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
34
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
13
Negative:
7
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
33
The A.V. ClubNathan RabinFeb 17, 2012
The charismatic Idris Elba debuts in a key role as an alcoholic priest who recruits Cage's unique services. Yet instead of elevating the franchise, Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance ends up squandering even more potential. Read full review
33
Entertainment WeeklyAdam MarkovitzFeb 17, 2012
Most of the movie's action-horror set pieces play like lame Gwar music video outtakes, and Cage's signature mix of irony and off-the-rails mugging only works when you can see the actor's face. In Ghost Rider form, his character is just a skeletal automaton with neither a tongue nor a cheek to put it in. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovFeb 23, 2012
This time out, the action is in 3-D, which amounts to a few shots of flaming motorcycle parts comin' at ya, but little else. Read full review
25
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliFeb 18, 2012
For acting to be this bad in movie not directed by Michael Bay or George Lucas, it has to be intentional. Read full review
25
New York PostKyle SmithFeb 17, 2012
The only part of this movie anyone's ever going to remember is the pair of scenes in which Ghost Rider pees flame. Read full review
12
Slant MagazineFeb 17, 2012
To question where things went wrong feels somehow strange, as the project seems to have been ill-conceived from the very start. Read full review
0
Rolling StonePeter TraversFeb 17, 2012
One look at the dreadful mess that is Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance will turn your whisper into a primal Cage scream: MAKE THIS MOVIE STOP! Read full review
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