Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

Nicolas Cage's combustible performance fuels this supernatural thriller, wherein Johnny Blaze, haunted by a demonic pact, emerges from obscurity to become the Ghost Rider. Armed with infernal power, he rescues a doomed child from the clutches of the devil, who has taken human form to conquer Earth. Director Mark Steven Johnson's frenetic visuals and relentless pacing keep the infernal forces at bay, though the film's theological undertones and Cage's manic energy may leave viewers more scorched than enlightened.