My Name is Bruce is essentially Galaxy Quest, but in the horror genre. King of camp, Bruce Campbell, stars as himself as a washed up actor, reduced to doing multiple sequels to his worst films. In the real life small mining town of Gold Lick, OR, a group of teens unwittingly unleashes Guan-di (Jamie Peck), an ancient Chinese ghost who immediately begins killing off the town's inhabitants whose ancestors had allowed a group of Chinese workers to be killed in a mining accident. Convinced that experienced monster killer Bruce is the answer to the problem, lifetime fan Jeff (Taylor Sharpe) kidnaps the actor in a bid to stop the terror he was partially responsible for bringing upon the town.
This movie is a B horror flick that parodies B horror flicks. Bruce Campbell's whole career is the punch line in this film that he stars in as well as directs. Featuring a cast of unknowns, former Campbell film actors, and Sam's brother Ted Raimi, the only face you may recognize is Campbell's. The plot is deli style swiss cheese - thin and full of holes. That doesn't matter though. The acting is B level at best, C at worst, but that's ok. The budget is just above nil and shows, but it works. Really, all the things that make the genre horrible yet fun are present here, creating a true parody in a world of "Insert Genre Here Movie's." The ending offers some genuine twists that I think will satisfy any viewer.
This movie, for obvious reason, increases it's viewing pleasure exponentially with your experience watching Bruce Campbell movies. The thing is chock full of inside jokes and references that I got were references and jokes, but didn't understand. While this doesn't rate too high for me personally, I realize that is mostly my own fault. I can guarantee that anyone who has followed Bruce Campbell's career will be rotfloling and even the uninitiated should be able to appreciate it for the delightful parody that it is.
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