B Movie Legend Bruce Campbell is mistaken for his character Ash from the Evil Dead trilogy and forced to fight a real monster in a small town in Oregon.
Subtract Campbell from this movie's idiot-friendly equation and you've got just about any dimwitted horror comedy that's gone straight to video.
– Jeff Shannon,
Seattle Times,
11 Dec 2008
fresh:
Cheerfully embracing his status as cult B-movie genre megastar even as he sends it up, Bruce Campbell's sophomore directorial excursion, My Name is Bruce, is a big in-joke of definite if limited appeal.
– Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
18 Dec 2008
rotten:
Light as air, My Name Is Bruce is good for a mild chuckle, not a belly laugh. As any Campbell fan knows, managing expectations is key to getting the most from his work.
– Reyhan Harmanci,
San Francisco Chronicle,
19 Dec 2008
rotten:
Perhaps the best thing that can be said about My Name Is Bruce is that Bruce Campbell has in fact appeared in worse movies.
– Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Dec 2008
rotten:
Add two stars-or even three-if you're as passionate about cheesy B-actor Campbell as he is about himself.