Review of Showtime (2002) by Maverick M — 11 Feb 2010
Robert De Niro, Academy Award winning actor in such classic films: The Godfather: Part II, Raging Bull, Goodfellas, Heat, and Analyze This. Eddie Murphy, one of Hollywood's box-office hit comedians in such classic films: Beverly Hills Cop, 48 Hrs.
, The Nutty Professor, Shrek, and Dreamgirls. Who would have thought that "Shanghai Noon" director Tom Dey brought two of Hollywood's greatest actors to star in the action-comedy-buddy cop movie SHOWTIME.
A buddy cop movie spoof about two very different L.A.P.D. police officers: Mitch Preston (De Niro), a hard-nosed detective who cares only about his job and nailing crooks. Trey Sellars (Murphy), a wannabe actor who would rather play a cop on television than be an actual one.
After a drug bust that goes sour, A TV producer (Rene Russo) pairs the two unlikely cops for a new reality show, kinda like COPS, that follows them through the streets of Los Angeles. And while their chasing bad guys, they begin to track down a dangerous criminal who has created a much more dangerous gun than anyone has ever heard or seen before.
The first time I heard about this movie was looking thru an Entertainment Weekly magazine and seeing a photograph of De Niro and Murphy handcuffed to each other while hanging on the top of the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in L.
A. I went to see this movie on the day of 74th Academy Award show on March 24th, 2002, nine days after it's release. This movie has some funny moments, a cast of familar faces from Frankie Faison, Mos Def, Robert De Niro's real life daughter Drena, Judah Friedlander, Kadeem Hardison, and the legendary William Shatner.
Showtime wasn't a big hit at the box office, but it's a movie that's enjoyable to watch if you like Robert De Niro and Eddie Murphy.
This review of Showtime (2002) was written by Maverick M on 11 Feb 2010.
Showtime has generally received mixed reviews.
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