I saw this film at a screening last night in Portland.
In general, I would only recommend this film to people who are hardcore Bruce fans. It contains some humorous moments, and the final scene in which Bruce is cradling his dying robot wife almost makes up for the more boring stretches in the film.
Considering that the film was made on such a low budget, I think that they did a relatively good job, but it just isn't a very proficient film in terms of the craft that went into it - but again, this is basically a consequence of working off an extremely small budget.
The most interesting part of the screening was Bruce's opening Q&A with the audience, in which he revealed a future project of his. Apparently, he will be making a film in conjunction with Dark Horse comics in which he plays himself. The premise is that there is a town that is being terrorized by some monster and somebody suggests that they bring in "the Evil Dead guy" to help out. But since Bruce Campbell the actor doesn't really have any monster fighting abilities, his arrival only results in more people dying as a result, and things just end up getting much, much worse. I think the idea is brilliant and it will be interesting to see how it is executed.
But getting back to The Man With The Screaming Brain, my suggestion is to not go in with your expectations too high. It's a disposable made-for-TV movie that has a few good Bruce Campbell moments. It isn't going to convert anybody over to Bruce, but if you're already converted, then it's worth a watch.
In general, I would only recommend this film to people who are hardcore Bruce fans. It contains some humorous moments, and the final scene in which Bruce is cradling his dying robot wife almost makes up for the more boring stretches in the film.
Considering that the film was made on such a low budget, I think that they did a relatively good job, but it just isn't a very proficient film in terms of the craft that went into it - but again, this is basically a consequence of working off an extremely small budget.
The most interesting part of the screening was Bruce's opening Q&A with the audience, in which he revealed a future project of his. Apparently, he will be making a film in conjunction with Dark Horse comics in which he plays himself. The premise is that there is a town that is being terrorized by some monster and somebody suggests that they bring in "the Evil Dead guy" to help out. But since Bruce Campbell the actor doesn't really have any monster fighting abilities, his arrival only results in more people dying as a result, and things just end up getting much, much worse. I think the idea is brilliant and it will be interesting to see how it is executed.
But getting back to The Man With The Screaming Brain, my suggestion is to not go in with your expectations too high. It's a disposable made-for-TV movie that has a few good Bruce Campbell moments. It isn't going to convert anybody over to Bruce, but if you're already converted, then it's worth a watch.