Menno's Mind 2000 Horror Movie Review

Doing the low-budget best it can with a high-concept story, Menno’s Mind postulates a sci-fi future in which your every fantasy can be indulged in a state-run virtual-reality emporium called the Resort. Though no overt dictatorship seems to be in operation, this future environment comes complete with the obligatory band of armed rebels, led by Mick Dourif (Bruce Campbell). When Dourif learns of a sinister plot hatched by the government’s chief security officer and dark-horse presidential candidate Felix Medina (Corbin Bernsen), he is fatally shot; but not, fortunately, before downloading his brain into a computer terminal, wherefrom it is subsequently placed into the mind of a computer programmer at the Resort, the endearingly cowardly techno-nerd Menno (Bill Campbell). With its odd conspiracies and illogical plot developments, the film owes less to Westworld than its far from equally beloved sequel Futureworld. Still, a nice sense of humor undercuts the clumsily staged action sequences, making Menno’s Mind, though not really enjoyable, easy enough to sit through. And pairing up cult Campbells Bill (The Rocketeer)  and Bruce (Evil Dead) was inspired, even though the mechanics of the situation only allow the latter a few precious minutes of screen time. —Bruce Reid