I saw Ghost Rider last night, and I have a brief review:
In this movie, there are many farcical things: demons, irrational property damage from physics-flouting motorcycles, Nicholas Cage's acting, etc. However, the most flagrant absurdity -- the most laughably impossible event -- is when Nicholas Cage's character turns down a sexually willing Eva Mendes and unceremoniously shows her the door.
In the physical universe that we presently inhabit there is no conceivable way that a heterosexual male would behave in that manner. It is practically a law of nature.
Frankly, it put a pall over the entire film.
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