The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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My Name Is Bruce
Comedy · Horror · Fantasy · 2007
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.
Movie details
My Name Is Bruce
“Fearless! Unstoppable! Ready For His Close-Up!”
2007 Comedy · Horror · Fantasy 1h 24m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
5.8 / 10
Community rating
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.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over My Name Is Bruce?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Bruce Campbell
Written by
Mark Verheiden
Bruce Campbell
Bruce Campbell
Taylor Sharpe
Jeff
Grace Thorsen
Kelly
Ted Raimi
Mills Toddner / Wing
Ellen Sandweiss
Cheryl
Ben McCain
Mayor
Timothy Patrick Quill
Frank
Court is in session
Put My Name Is Bruce on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Prestige Tourist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.