To really understand what kind of movie this is you just have to look at who plays the main character which actor could be mad enough to star in a film like this, Bruce Campbell of course. He did say In a interview that he was not that interested in the film to begin with because of it's really odd story, this coming from the man who let Sam Rami smack him in the face with a decapitated hand in the Evil Dead movies.
Well this is his latest offerings and lets face it we don't see many of them a lot. Bubba Ho Tep follows the story of an Elvis Presley impersonator who really believes his actually is Elvis. He lies now in a old peoples home with nothing but to do but tried and get it up and fight off an Egyptian myth with cowboy boots on. In this home he meets Jack aka JFK played by Ossie Davis. Jack tells Elvis how the government died his skin black after the famous shooting to keep him in hiding to avoid anymore bloodshed hence why he is in a home. As crazy as this whole story sounds we have been gifted a beautiful film about growing old and it's struggle to come to terms with. Bruce Campbell gives his best performance of his career as Elvis and Ossie Davis may have done for his career what Morgan Freeman did in The Shawshank Redemption but probably not get as much recognition.
This film will seem unrealistic and stupid in parts but that doesn't mean it's a bad one, its very entertaining and hilariously funny and if you are a person who enjoys cult films then Bubba Ho Tep is a film that you should watch.
Well this is his latest offerings and lets face it we don't see many of them a lot. Bubba Ho Tep follows the story of an Elvis Presley impersonator who really believes his actually is Elvis. He lies now in a old peoples home with nothing but to do but tried and get it up and fight off an Egyptian myth with cowboy boots on. In this home he meets Jack aka JFK played by Ossie Davis. Jack tells Elvis how the government died his skin black after the famous shooting to keep him in hiding to avoid anymore bloodshed hence why he is in a home. As crazy as this whole story sounds we have been gifted a beautiful film about growing old and it's struggle to come to terms with. Bruce Campbell gives his best performance of his career as Elvis and Ossie Davis may have done for his career what Morgan Freeman did in The Shawshank Redemption but probably not get as much recognition.
This film will seem unrealistic and stupid in parts but that doesn't mean it's a bad one, its very entertaining and hilariously funny and if you are a person who enjoys cult films then Bubba Ho Tep is a film that you should watch.