Showtime (DVD, 2002, Widescreen)

Showtime is the Reality-TV era's answer to Cop/Buddy movies like the Lethal Weapon series. When a dedicated detective (Robert De Niro) shoots a TV camera during a bust, the Network offers the LAPD a choice: A lawsuit, or the use of De Niro for a reality based show. The camera-shy de Niro is not thrilled, to say the least. And when he finds out that he will be partnered up with Trey "Ice Trey" Sellers, a frustrated (Bad!) Actor/Beat Cop, the fur starts to fly.
Murphy and De Niro are on the trail of a vicious Club Owner who is in posession of a batch of specially made guns; They fire such large rounds that they are capable of knocking down houses. You can imagine what they'll do to a bullet-proof vest...

Showtime has some really great action sequences; The climax was actually something that I had never seen before in a movie. Points for originality! The real selling point is the pairing of Eddie Murphy and Robert de Niro. The two are priceless when they are onscreen together, and there are more laugh-out-loud moments in this film than I could count. (Sequel, PLEASE!!!!) William Shatner plays himself in a small cameo: He's there to teach the guys how to act like TV Cops- Hood Jumping, Door Rolling, etc. Just the spectacle of seeing Shatner, Murphy & De Niro in the same scene is funny....

And make sure to stick around for the outtake reel after the film ends. Great stuff!

It's a really funny movie with big-time actors playing portraying their respective characters very well. Robert DeNiro is a tough, seasoned, no-nonsense detective and Eddie Murphy plays an attention-hungry rookie patrolman-wannabe actor, while Renee Russo portrays an ambitious TV producer looking to put the two cops in her new reality-TV show. Although Showtime doesn't have the most developed plot, it's still well worth the 90 minutes of laughter.

It's the story of an actor (eddie murphy) and a real cop (robert deniro) who have to make a reality tv show together. It's a pretty funny movie, this was'nt eddie murphy funniest movie, but was one of the most funny movie deniro did, since we hardly ever see him in comdie movies. If you like cop comedie you'll like it.

This movie is lighthearted with a lot of humor and action! The plot is mostly believable, and always a lot of fun. I liked the witty banter between De Niro and Eddie Murphey. And they both gently poke fun at each other and themselves. Definatly worth watching. And aslo, the woman who plays Chase's assistant in the film is Robert De Niro's stepdaughter from his first marriage!

It's just silly fun. Don't put a lot of faith in it just because there's De Niro and Murphy, simply enjoy the basic humor and lousy lines. This is the perfect flop movie that you find on TV when you're in the mood to watch nothing demanding.