My Name Is Bruce

We begin with a story. In late December, I purchased two tickets for a screening of My Name Is Bruce (as a gift to both me and my father), where the man himself would answer questions following the show. So on the night of the screening, my father and I get in the car and make our way to Seattle, only to find that every road leading to the Emerald City was backed up with traffic for miles. For a couple of hours, we sat in the car, barely moving, until we decided to give up, having missed the show. It was a god damn disappointing chain of events, and I'm sorry I didn't get the chance to see Mr. Bruce Campbell live. Oh well, shit happens.

Luckily, Netflix has my back, and I finally got the chance to see My Name Is Bruce, though my home viewing was lacking a certain something. That would be Campbell himself. But I pushed through the pain and slapped the DVD in and let it rip. The end result? Better than I expected. There is enough goofiness, and Bruce Campbell's trademark acting, that even when the film got a little too stupid, it was fun. Like all his B-movies, My Name Is Bruce isn't terribly well written, smart, or made. But again, I emphasize the fun factor. Campbell makes this worth watching, and is probably the reason you'd watch it in the first place. So die-hard fans, give this one a watch. If not, then I doubt you'll enjoy it all that much (too much insider information). Watching My Name Is Bruce did remind me how lucky we are to see him on a regular basis with his television hit Burn Notice.

Genre - Comedy (2.25)

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