Inside a nursing home, a man that believes he is Elvis joins forces with a black man believing to be J.F.K in order to fight a soul sucking redneck mummy. That is the plot of Bubba Ho-Tep and if that alone isn't enough to make you want to see the film than nothing I say will.
The film follows in the footsteps of other classic B-movie horror films with a ridiculous plot and lots of cheap thrills and cheaper special effects. But there is something special about Bubba Ho-Tep that separates it from most other B films, and that is the likable main characters.
Bruce Campbell gives what is probably his best performance as a saddened and lonely man who believes to be Elvis, so much so that you begin to believe it to be true yourself. Not to be outdone is Ossie Davis who plays a gentle man who believes that he is J.F.K and that the government dyed his skin black and filled his skull with a bag of sand. Both characters are funny and have an innocence about them.
Bubba Ho- Tep is a film that you are either going to love or hate. Is it technically a well made film with a complex narrative, no... but it is a fun film to watch if you are in the mood for a fun modern B-Movie.
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