"The Rider is Coming."
Story: Years after the events of the first film, Johnny is hiding in remote eastern europe but is called upon by Moreau, an wine drinking, motorcycle riding monk to protect a mother/son duo from the devil from taking over the boy's body.
Acting: Better than the first by far, the acting in Spirit of Vengeance nails it in every aspect but in one scene fails to be more intimidating than funny during the interrogation scene where Nicolas Cage overacts. Speaking of so, Nicolas Cage does a great job as Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider in this film. He has great chemistry with a very (in some ways) misused Idris Elba who plays Moreau a.k.a the comic relief of the film. He does the best job I've seen him in and Cirian Hinds does fine as The Devil/Roarke. Johnny Whitworth plays the main/also side villain Carrigan/Blackout. He is very overlooked actor but does one of the best performances in the film. Violante Placido as Nadya is pretty decent and Fergus Riordan as Danny is pretty good but at times under acts in the film.
Directing: The films directors, Neveldine/Taylor are very under rated directors. Their best known for the Crank films but also did Gamer, but Spirit of Vengeance is their best film yet. They really shined in this film as directors. Though they do show Crank-like scenes in the film.
Visual Effects: The visual effects are done by Illoura and they did a hell of alot better job for the visuals than the first film. But the trailers probably already showed you that.
Score: The score fit the film perfectly and it really helped define the movie.
Overall: The film is quite serious but tries to be funny but at times at the wrong time. Though doesn't fully stay to the source material but is better than it's predecessor and is probably the best Ghost Rider film we'll get for a long time. Is this in the best CBM list like TDK and X-Men:First Class? No. Is it in the worst like The Hulk and Catwoman? No. But it is one that is in my opinion, under appreciated. It's not meant to be an oscar winner, it's just meant to be a fun film and a fun ride. That's why I'm giving Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance an 8/10