Picture

My Name is Bruce (2007)

Comedy/Horror     Rated R

Plot

Four teenage kids from the tiny mining town of Gold Lick vandalize a nineteen-century cemetery of Chinese laborers when one of them disturbs a demon who's been guarding the souls of 100 workers killed in a cave-in. Jeff, the surviving teen, goes in search of his hero, over-the-hill B-movie star, Bruce Campbell. Jeff kidnaps the actor and brings him to Gold Lick to save the town. Bruce thinks it's a birthday treat engineered by his agent, so he plays along, humoring the townsfolk and chatting up Jeff's unimpressed mom. Bodies pile up as the demon slashes. What will the sorry, boozy Bruce do when he realizes that Guan-Di, the demon, is for real?

Acting

Bruce Campbell is over-the-top as always, but no one does it better. The rest of the cast is more down to earth, but there all average at best, with the exception of the singing hooker who was great in her brief role.

Gore

A few severed heads and arms

Sex/Nudity

None

Final Thoughts

Although i like Bruce Campbell, I wouldn't say I am a huge fan like many people out there. I never like Evil Dead and my favorite Campbell movie has always been "Mindwarp" (with "Bubb Ho-Tep" a close second). Campbell though is always a very likable and charismatic on screen presence which he is again here. I thought this was a good comedy/horror overall with most of the jokes actually being funny, and it had a decent enough creature. I did however find some of it a little too over-the-top for my personal tastes, but its still a movie worth seeing,

Overall Rating

B-