His name is Bruce Campbell, he is not a good actor, but he is a terrific over-actor and a cult icon in B-movies. My Name is Bruce may sound very promising to fans, but it's not as good as it should have been. Perhaps he is too old, perhaps it is a lack of directing experience, perhaps it is the short running time resulting in a rushed story, but all I know is that the film may disappoint if you set your expectations too high.
Bruce Campbell plays himself; a selfish, mild mannered B-movie star who hates his career. One day he is brought by a die hard fan to the mining town of Gold Lick, which is being terrorized by a recently awoken Chinese Demon. The town turns to Bruce to save them, at first he thinks it is all a joke and goes along with it. When he finds out it is all real, he must become the hero he portrays in his movies.
Campbell is funny but the movie is not. I suppose there is only so much that can be done with the limited talent, resources and a premise that has been used a little too much in comedy (most recognizably in three amigos) but good filmmakers can sometimes work around such roadblocks.
I think Campbell had good potential here, adding a dose of self-parody to his to his already goofy style, but he is too focused on getting himself right and less focused on the movie, which backs him up. The result is a mildly quirky, but generally lifeless, comedy/horror.
Bruce Campbell plays himself; a selfish, mild mannered B-movie star who hates his career. One day he is brought by a die hard fan to the mining town of Gold Lick, which is being terrorized by a recently awoken Chinese Demon. The town turns to Bruce to save them, at first he thinks it is all a joke and goes along with it. When he finds out it is all real, he must become the hero he portrays in his movies.
Campbell is funny but the movie is not. I suppose there is only so much that can be done with the limited talent, resources and a premise that has been used a little too much in comedy (most recognizably in three amigos) but good filmmakers can sometimes work around such roadblocks.
I think Campbell had good potential here, adding a dose of self-parody to his to his already goofy style, but he is too focused on getting himself right and less focused on the movie, which backs him up. The result is a mildly quirky, but generally lifeless, comedy/horror.