Rating: 
Summary: A very plesant night on the town.
Review: You would not expect Robert De Niro and Eddie Murphy to be a great comedy match, but both of them pull if off in SHOWTIME. De Niro who proved he could do comedy in ANALYZE THIS and BRAZIL proves it a third time. He does it however playing a "De Niro " role as the tough no nonsense cop who gets stuck with Murphy to get out of a PR jam. Like De Niro Murphy plays a part he has played before as the cop who is more savvy about TV then police work. Rene Russo is fun in a supporting role and William Shatner is absolutely hilarious as himself trying to teach De Niro how to play to the camera. If he had more scenes he would steal the show. The only flaw in my mind was the lack of development in the relationship between Di Niro's character and Russo. I get the feeling that those scenes were left on the cutting room floor. Definately worth the price of admission, a great date movie.
Rating:
Summary: Funny Action/Comedy That Won't Win Any Oscars
Review: Though Showtime won't win any Oscars any time soon, it was an excellent movie for a few good laughs and for those of us who go to the movies to relax. Seeing it with my friends at a screening, I didn't come away thinking I'd seen the best movie ever, but I felt that I'd spent my time well Eddie Murphy and Robert DeNiro star as two cops in the LAPD, Murphy as a rookie patrol officer, and DeNiro as a hardened detective. Robert DeNiro's character is portrayed as a cynical loose cannon and after a violent incident is forced either to work for a new reality TV show, Showtime, or quit the force. Eddie Murphy's character, also a part-time actor, sees this as his golden opportunity to get ahead in the force and on TV. Laughs ensue as together they must track down a drug and gun ring, all the while with a Showtime TV crew in tow. Though again, it won't win any awards for originality, Showtime does a good job of giving the audience a good time with a plot that isn't too thick as to prevent understanding, but isn't so thin that you're watching a series of stand-up routines.
Rating:
Summary: It was just OK!
Review: I went to see this movie today and I really enjoyed it. It was a fuuny movie. Robert Deniro and Eddie Murphy make a great team.
Rating: 
Summary: Every De Niro comedy gets worse
Review: ... With every subsequent comedy De Niro has made, I've gone to the theatre to have my hopes dashed again and again. With Showtime, De Niro has hit a new low, and I am just about ready to give up on him. The biggest problem with this movie is the complete lack of focus. The movie could have worked as a parody of reality TV and various other cop genre. It could have worked as a Hollywood cop thriller with the quintessential wise-cracking rookie paired with the hard-bitten older detective. It could have been a Naked Gun joke-a-second comedy. Instead, it's a little bit of all three, and it ends up being not good at anything in particular. The most interesting character in this movie are Vargus, the criminal, and Powder, the dog. De Niro and Murphy phone in their performances. I know there's a great actor and a great comedy somewhere in De Niro, but I'm getting tired waiting for him to get his act together.
Rating:
Summary: High expectations, Low output
Review: The actors are there, the idea is fine but it just doesn't come off like one may expect.
Eddie Murphy and Robert De Niro combined would make any cop flick fan happy, but in this case the story line is so weak, with Murphy as a showtime acting wannabe and De Niro lazing his way through the movie as a an undefined policeman ceramic hobbyist the whole thing is lost.
There are a couple of OK moments, but in the main "Showtime is No Time"!
Rating: 
Summary: Vote this movie out of the theater....
Review: Man was this a horrible movie...Can I give this 0 starts? The Plot, (and I use this work very loosely) In the world of reality someone with to much time on their hands decided to make a reality TV show about cops and how they do their job. UG!! Its' the same ole, same ole, pairing two cops that dont' get along at first but become buds at the end. It's been done countless of times, and most of the time, it works. However, this is the exception to the rule....this is a horrible movie. You can lose count on how many movies were used to make this turkey. De Niro, I can't see why he wanted to make this movie. My guess is that he lost a bet and he had to make it. Murphy wasn't funny either. Let's face it, his movies (except Shrek) have tanked. If you want to see this movie, my suggestion is not to. Its' that bad. I had a free pass and used it...I still feel cheated. Please pull this turkey from the theaters.... The Tribe has spoken....it's time for it to leave.
Rating: 
Summary: You just gotta let go and enjoy the silliness.
Review: What an unlikely crime stopping duo, when Eddie Murphy and Robert DeNiro hook up as the fated partners of a new real time cop drama titled "Showtime". Murphy, who is an aspiring actor as well as a Los Angeles police officer is Mr. Personality for the cameras, while DeNiro with his deadpan sentences and facial expressions plays a perfect opposite. A veteran detective, he finds all of the hoopla taxing and detrimental to the job he has to do. This movie is pure fun. We aren't talking academy award nominations here, the value is in the entertainment as well as the never ending one liners that just keep on coming from start to finish. Kelsana 3/23/02
Rating:
Summary: Hollywood thinks we're morons.
Review: This movie stinks. It's gratingly obnoxious. It's a satire of Hollywood's bloated buddy cop flick which amounts to being nothing more than a bloated buddy cop flick. It comes complete with ... car chases, zing-less one-liners, clichéd characterizations and one of the worst scripts since Battlefield Earth. ...P>There is one great innovation in this film. The ... montage I've seen in any movie. Ever. It reminded me of Albert Brooks saying, "Now we'll show the French the meaning of the word montage!" in "Real Life." It just went on and on and on. The garbage that was shuffled around in the montage was so unfunny that it could have been tacked on with the rest of the laugh-free outtakes at the end of the film. Go see this film if you've been needing an excuse to groan in unison with strangers.
Rating:
Summary: Showtime Messes Up BIGTIME!
Review: I swear there was a time when Robert De Niro was in a movie, it usually meant it was good. Right now I'm thinking of "Goodfellas", "Casino", "The Deer Hunter", "Raging Bull", and "The Godfather pt.2" not to mention many many other true classics in cinema. If De Niro wants to try "lighter" stuff, that's fine. I didn't mind "Analyze This". I thought it was a good movie. But, there's a line between good and bad films. And De Niro is sadly crossing this line.
"Showtime" to be honest has a rather mindless plot. It's on the corny side. There is nothing memorable about this film. I saw it Saturday and today, I can't remember more than 5 mins put together of what I saw.
Why is this movie so bad? It's boring. I never felt like the movie went anywhere. It has all these jokes and ideas in it's head but, nothing ever amounts to much. The jokes aren't that funny. I chuckled, I admit. But, there were no big laughs. The movie just plain and simple lacks in every department except for one. It has a nice cast; Robert De Niro, Eddie Murphy, Rene Russo and a cameo by Willam Shatner.
"Showtime" is about two cops. One who does his job well and another who only became a cop because he was a bad waiter. The good cop is Mitch Preston (Robert De Niro) and bad one is Trey Sellars (Eddie Murphy). Sellers want to become an actor. And after an incident in the open moments of the film, (I won't give it away)Sellers finds out that he and Preston are now going to be partners on a reality cop show called..."Showtime". The reason for the show is because Preston is seen as a loose cannon. A "Dirty Harry" as tv producer Chase Renzi (Rene Russo) describes him. The "humor" comes from the fact that these two cops don't like each other. This all sounds mind numbingly boring to me.
"Showtime" has one good scene. It deals with Willam Shatner trying to "teach" De Niro and Murphy to act like tv cops. Who knows, maybe this could have been a good film. But, what we see on screen is anything but a good film.
Bottom-line: Few laughs in this mediocre yet predictable comedy. That has mundane acting. And is very boring!
Rating: 
Summary: Good for a few laughs but rather predicatable...
Review: In fact, just by watching the trailers you know what it's going to be about. It's about the pairing of two cops for a TV show. These cops are polar opposites of each other in terms of personality and skill. Each, however, complements the other towards the end, and they solve a big case. Showtime was meant to be a action-comedy. There was a good mix of both. As usual, you see Eddie Murphy providing comic relief with what he says and does. His role as a patrolman and actor-wannabe lets him shine. He's constantly talking and screwing up. Robert de Niro plays the uptight stuck-up cop who hates change and people. After a stressful day at work, this movie was great for relaxing and having a few laughs. LEAP rating (each out of 5):
L (Language) - 3 (no unnecessary cursing)
E (Erotica) - 0 (no romance involved either)
A (Action) - 3 (very tame chase scenes, a lot of talking)
P (Plot) - 1 (non-existent, ok ok, it's very simple)
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