Review of Showtime (2002) by Johnny T — 28 Mar 2011
From frame one Showtime displays an ingenuity, cleverness and briskness that never flags. What the movie lacks in coherence it makes up for in zest, well-founded self-delight and a sharpshooter's eye for the absurdities of reality TV. It's hard not to warm to a film that features William Shatner (playing himself) looking at De Niro's character and complaining about what a lousy actor he is. It asks nothing of the audience other than to sit back and enjoy a couple of great actors hamming it up. It is really quite ironic then that the one guy putting out consistently good comedy is Hollywood's most serious actor. It's getting hard not to think of De Niro as anything but a dead-pan comedian.
VERDICT: "Matinée" - (Mixed reaction). These kinds of movies are usually movies that had some good things, but some bad things kept it from being amazing. This rating says to pay matinée prices to see at a theatre or buy an ex rental or a cheap price the DVD to own.
This review of Showtime (2002) was written by Johnny T on 28 Mar 2011.
Showtime has generally received mixed reviews.
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