Saturday, October 18, 2003

Bubba Ho-Tep

The best things about this movie? Its title and Bruce Campbell. The biggest problems with this movie? The title and Bruce Campbell. That tongue-obviously-in-cheek name, along with the presence of the current King of Camp, makes it hard to know if you're supposed to take this flick at all seriously. Almost certainly the answer to that question is "No," but you are sometimes left to wonder. There are a lot of laughs here--mostly from Campbell's Elvis schtick, though the titular beastie is himself good for a few laughs. The strengths more than make up for the weaknesses (lame set-up, some bland and bad writing, and Ossie Davis's unconvincing performance).

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