I think there’s a tendency to over exaggerate these days where entertainment reviews are concerned. If something is hokey or not up to par with the very best, then reviewers tend to label it as horrible in the extreme. And if the piece of entertainment - movie, TV, book, comic, what have you - is at all above average, the words “amazing” and “incredible” get thrown around a lot.

But that’s just not realistic. Some things are just average, not particularly good or bad, and I think reviewers need to be reminded that you’ve got to take them for what they are and enjoy them as much as you can without the tendency to hyperbolize your commentary. A lot of reviews of Ghost Rider would have you believe this is the worst movie ever set to film. Just dismal. Others I’ve read, in the extreme minority, will tell you that Ghost Rider is the comic book movie equivalent of Lord Of The Rings. Both of these are blatant exaggerations, and have no place in serious examination of this movie.

To this end, I think your review is excellent in that it calls it like it is. Its right on the money. Ghost Rider was nothing more or less than a middle of the road movie. Your review nailed it: “It’s all quite charming, if not compelling, suffering from such a workmanlike, origin-of-a-superhero tick-box plot.” Couldn’t have said it better myself.

Thanks again for dropping by. Love your site, man; keep up the good work.