Bubba Ho-tep

Yup, Bubba Ho-tep. A strange name for a good ole' mummy haunting a southern american retirement home. We follow our heroes, Elvis and JFK, as they try to purge the home of its unwanted egyptian guest. I won't spoil the story by going into too much detail as to why Elvis is alive and living in a retirement home, with a dodgy hip and a strange growth on his penis. (Oh, and JFK is black.)

Elvis is in many ways the most interesting part of the story and I felt that this missed the mark. There was a great movie there struggling to get out. Lose the mummy and focus on Elvis and this would be a good film. Insufficient character development leaves us little sympathy with the main protagonists. It had its moments. Not belly laughs but chuckles. Overall I enjoyed it but only because it was just 88 minutes long. 6 out of 10 I'm afraid.

posted by Colin Monday, June 27, 2005

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