Spider-man 3 opens with Bruce Campbell standing behind the counter of the French restaurant where we works as the matre’de. Peter Parker, played by Tobey Maguirie, enters the restaurant and attempts to make some plans with Bruce in order to propose to his girlfriend Mary Jane Watson, played by Kirsten Dunst. What follows is a comic display reminiscent of great British comedies like Alo’ Alo’ and the antics of Monty Python that is unexpected and virtually unheard of in American cinema.
Bruce’s performance is excellent, pulling off the difficult Parisian accent with relative ease, and getting big laughs from the audience every time. If you haven’t seen Bruce before you would swear he was indeed French!
Bruce’s performance in this last of the Spider-man franchise is his best, making Spider-Man 3: the Legend of Bruce Campbell a must see for any fan of Evil Dead, Arm of Darkness or the restaurant scene in the Meaning of Life.
Spider-man 3 (2007)
Director: Sam Raimi
Writer: Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi and Alvin Sargent
Rating: 3 stars
Hi Maria,
I thought that Bruce Campbell’s performance was worth the price of admission alone
When listing Bruce’s achievements, I think that his best performance ever was that of a 90-something Elvis in Bubba Hotep.
Best regards, Andrew
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