The story, the acting, the dialogue, the camera work. It's Just. So. Awful. (This review doesn't even deserve an introduction.)
Set years after the original, Johnny Blaze is hiding out in Europe. He is approached by a French man who tasks him with bringing out the Rider once more to save a young boy from the devil. At least I think that is the story, this film will make you dizzy.
It all seems so silly and ridiculous, you think that you're watching a 90 minute, live action, unfunny version of Family Guy. It even has cutaway gags. What action movie has cutaway gags? Not a good one!
Nicolas Cage is a great actor. Not joking. He is. He has proved this before. Yet, with a bad script, there is often bad acting accompanied. He acts so insane and out of control that by comparison, Charlie Sheen seems like a member of the British Parliament.
Cage delivers his dialogue in the improper tone, with poor inflection, and frankly just chews through the scenery. There is a scene in the middle in which he interrogates an associate of the boys kidnappers. It may just be one of the creepiest things I have seen to this date, and not for the reasons the filmmakers intend. You will honestly believe that Cage is losing his mind in front of a camera.
There are two redeeming factors to this film.
The first is Idris Elba. His role as Moreau is the sole pleasant performance in the entire film. He acts with strong confidence and wisdom. His devotion to God is inspiring and makes you search for a glimmer of hope in your own life. And to be honest, when Daniel Craig is finished with the role, I would love to see Idris play James Bond. Between him and Michael Fassbender.
The second redeeming factor is the special effects. They are well polished, and a complete improvement over the unfinished, lazy photoshop work of the first film
Don't see this movie in theaters. Wait for 3 years when it appears on TV. It's so bad that it's funny. Someday, it will find a group willing to appreciate it's numerous faults.
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