5/5 Bruce Cambell Humor
  by Picky (nepal)
Yeah the movie is corny, kinda lame, but what do you expect from Bruce Campbell. He makes fun of himself throughout the whole movie, even having the locals misspell his name on a poster. Yeah he makes fun of the chinese or what a reviewer called racist. But most of us orientals just smile looking up from our bean curd and keep on trucking. I would think the French would be bad mothing this movie as well as the white gys in the backwoods for the way they were shown in this movie. It is part of the way Bruce Campbell's movies are. Entertaining if you like Bruce Campbell movies but if you hate them well what can I say?

1/5 Who thought this was a good idea?
  by L. Myhan (Seattle, WA)
My Name Is Bruce would be mildly entertaining if it weren't also blatantly racist. Ted Raimi participates in some of the most offensive yellowface I've seen in years as the character Wing. Mickey Rooney's portrayal of Mr. Yunioshi in Breakfast At Tiffany's is almost tame by comparison. It's a shame, because I would otherwise have liked to support this movie.

5/5 God, I love Bruce Campbell!
  by Voice Of Reason 71 (Henryetta, OK, USA)
Let me preface this by saying that Ted Raimi did NOT write this review, LOL. (People who saw the movie will get that joke.)

Anyway, this movie is a great tongue-in-cheek spoof of Bruce Campbell THE MOVIE STAR vs. Bruce Campbell THE ORDINARY JOE. I've watched it so many times, I just can't get enough. I've loved Bruce since Evil Dead, and I've seen him at Fango WOH's before in L.A., and I have to say he's just as over-the-top in person as on the screen. This movie is just too funny ... and oddly true to life, ha ha!



4/5 Terrifically Bad!
  by B. Etnyre (SugarLand, TX)
I love America earnestly, and admit this without embarrassment or reluctance. I even proudly served in our nation's armed forces out of a sense of patriotic calling. Though I realize that our country is not perfect, just as no nation or society inhabited by fallible humans can achieve perfection in the practice of its principles or execution of its laws. Nonetheless, I truly believe this is one of the few societies in this world's history that where noble aspirations for governance have been successfully (though not perfectly) established to ensure freedom and stability - and the U.S. is still the one with the best track record.

That having been said, if I were to list the things about American society that I am least fond of, one of them is the fetish that a large portion of the population has with low-grade worshipping of celebrity pop "culture" (an ironic and oxymoronic phrase). To be obsessed about which `celebrity' (an arbitrary, nebulous, loosely defined, often temporary, and ultimately insubstantial designation) is dating whom, or preoccupied about the status of a celebrity's marriage, or to be keenly interested about their mundane and tedious activities is a reliable indication of the banality of one's own existence. Furthermore, the dubious standard for obtaining celebrity status is both becoming much easier and much less meaningful.

Even more astonishing is the thorough extent to which these unremarkable vessels of self-promotion and mediocrity actually take themselves seriously. Even on those rare occasions when celebrities `deign' to allow a feebly satirical portrayal of themselves, it is still limited to the narrow and vacuous limitations that their conceit and vanity permit, rather than an earnest or bold or creative bit of self-effacing humor.

That is not to say that there aren't some celebrities who don't take themselves too seriously, and have a solid sense of humor to prove it.

A case in point:

The Mrs. and I rented MY NAME IS BRUCE this past weekend. It is a scathing yet rather amusing self-parody starring and directed by none other than cult-favorite icon himself: Bruce Campbell. It is remarkable in the humorously unflattering portrayal of the film's protagonist and principle lead - which are the same person. What makes this work so effectively is Campbell's having the sense of humor and robust self-esteem (without seemingly being overwhelmed by the mound of insecurities which seems to accompany and define the caricature of pop culture "celebrity") that enable him to make fun of himself in such an effective and entertaining manner. It is a brutally fictitious (hopefully) satire which depicts Campbell as a third-rate screen hack and a thoroughly dysfunctional egomaniac whose personal life is an utter mess and whose everyday existence is depicted as a glib version of one of Dante's circles.

THE PLOT: While Bruce is filming a remarkably bad low-budget sci-fi film (even by Bruce's own undemanding standards), a homicidal demon is released into a small Oregon town by teenaged shenanigans. One of said teens is a completely devout Bruce Campbell fanatic whose idolization borders on obsession.

Getting it in his head that Bruce Campbell's on-screen persona would translate into real-life heroics, the teen convinces the town that Bruce is the only hope they have of saving themselves from the demon's murderous wrath. Thinking it's some kind of a gig, Bruce shows up (not entirely voluntary) and is treated like minor royalty by the townspeople who, unbeknownst to Bruce, expect the irritatingly entitled and obnoxiously aloof actor to save them and their town. (END of PLOT SUMMARY)

Though the Mrs. and I are choosy about comedies and I am not an easy laugh, we had (guardedly) optimistic expectations about enjoying the film. As it turned out, this movie was even funnier than we thought it would be! There are several Laugh-Out-Loud moments throughout the film, which may be destined for an esteemed place in the pantheon of cult filmdom (it could happen).

MY NAME IS BRUCE is purposely done as a bad cheap low-budget movie to mirror Campbell's life with that of his filmwork. It has some cartoonish violence (no explicit gore) and some language that might make it a better film to watch when the little ones aren't in the room, but otherwise is a lot of laughs. It's one of the most entertaining films we have seen in quite a while. Even the Special Features have some humorous and interesting material. In fact, watching the behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of the film is actually more interesting and entertaining than some films I can think of.

Granted, this movie may not be for everyone. The demographic is somewhat easily defined. In fact, the young woman working the register at Blockbuster where & when we rented the film told us she didn't like the movie, but that's because clearly she was mentally ill. She also said that she didn't even like ARMY OF DARKNESS at all. How disturbed is she???

Nonetheless, if you're the kind who would consider renting or watching this film in the first place, it's a fair to good bet that statistically you will most likely enjoy the film. And darn it, that's your right as an American!


4/5 The Return of the Chin
  by Anthony Perez (usa)
Bruce Campbell is back and as usual in great form. First of all if your not a bruce campbell fan or dont enjoy his movies then you probably wont like this one as it is trademark campbell....cheesiness and all. For the rest of us(his fans)we are instore for a treat. Bruce is back with a new movie and his all to familiar one-liners. the story itself is a bit cheesy but what did you expect? I thought it was a fun movie,loved the one-liners,as usual bruce's charm is what carries the movie.i hear they are making a sequel and cant wait to see it. If you love b-movies,bruce campbell or b-movies with bruce campbell in them youll love this movie. Buy,watch,enjoy,repeat.