Scott Miller Wrote:Bruce Campbell's acting is a revelation; I've always liked him despite his campiness which he manages to avoid here. It is by far the best performance of his career.
I too worship at the altar of Bruce Campbell (I've read his
biography "If Chins Could Kill" twice) and also love him in
all his campy glory (which he really did display from time
to time in Bubba).
However, the ONLY role I've seen him in, where he wasn't
overacting to "some" extent, would have to be his guest
spot on an episode of The X-Files titled "Terms of Endearment"
which aired in Season VI.
This was the first, and only time, I have ever seen Bruce
reign himself in, as it were. His performance was tight,
low-key, focused, with nary a histrionic. No smirks, no
bug eyes, no weird chuckles, and no overstated mimery.
It was the most "normal" I'd ever seen him act in his life,
which just drips with irony considering his X-File role
was that of a demon (with a heart of gold) masquerading
as a human.
And I've gotten a real kick from his latest Old Spice commercial!
Mike