My Name Is Bruce (2007)

Release Date: 2007
Director: Bruce Campbell
Starring: Bruce Campbell, Grace Thorsen, Taylor Sharpe, Ted Raimi
Tagline: "Kick Some Ash."
Random Trivia: Campbell has been in all three Spider-Man movies, appeared on The X-Files, and built a back lot set on his own property where all the exterior shots in the movie took place. Yup, that's random!

No B-movie review-a-thon could ever be complete without the inclusion of a Bruce Campbell title, and to be honest, it was this, or The Man with the Screaming Brain.



Campbell directed this title and shot portions of it (see the random trivia) on his own property. It saw a limited theatrical run as he toured around the United States showing it, and aside from that, is pretty much your standard direct to DVD, Video on Demand sort of title. This is not Evil Dead I/II, Army of Darkness or Bubba Ho-Tep, this is absolute B-movie Bruce.

Before we go too much further - time out for the obligatory Bruce Campbell love-in. The guy really is God's gift to B-Movies.

That said, some are awesome, some are horrible (in a bad way), some are horribly awesome (sometimes intentionally, sometimes not), and some just... are.

I'd love to come out and say that My Name is Bruce is awesome, or horribly awesome, but in all honesty, it's middle-of-the-road. It just is. It exists mainly for fans, so from that perspective - it's a lot of fun if you love the guy, and I do. If you don't like Bruce Campbell or don't have the first clue who the hell he is - My Name is Bruce won't win you over.



The actual plot? A kid (with the worst emo/punk rock hairdo ever... I'd say that was the blunder of an untalented hair stylist on set, but I've actually seen kids wearing hair that retarded) obsessed with Bruce Campbell winds up taking him back to his home town when an ancient demon is unleashed by way of a curse.

The monster is very cheese. The locals take Bruce for the real monster-fighting deal, and Bruce, playing himself up as an arrogant asshole, goes along - putting them all in harm's way.



There's a love story with a local for Bruce. Bruce giving it his usual charm. Some horrible supporting actors. And some extremely random external cut scenes... very campy.

So if you love Bruce, give this a spin. If you don't love Bruce - go with Army of Darkness or Bubba Ho-Tep first.

Overall rating: 1/4 Baked (2 out of 5) however, if you're a Bruce fan, I'd bump this up to a 3 out of 5.