Eddie Murphy, Frankie Faison, Jullian Dulce Vida
All that no-nonsense LAPD detective Mitch Preston asks is that he be left alone to do his job. Patrol Officer Trey Sellars is a different story. Instead of being a cop, he would much rather play one o...( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 13, 2002
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March 23, 2008your typical eddie murphy film, I can't understand whta DeNiro saw in the script
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July 2, 2007Can a buddy-cop parody still qualify as a good buddy-cop movie? Showtime struggles to prove it's possible, and with a few solid laughs it almost succeeds. No movie starring Eddie Murphy and Robert De Niro could be a total turkey.
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November 22, 2009It's not the worst thing Eddie Murphy has ever done, but it might be De Niro's. It is a failed attempt at a buddy cop revitalization. It has very little comedy that isn't stale and overdone. It was a complete waste of two good actors. Zero originality.
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September 8, 2009this movie has its own good moments and the very "boring" moments also..the key word for the reason i rated 3 stars is robert de niro in the curtain room where he is hilarious..
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Critic Reviews
March 15, 2002
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
March 15, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
If anyone ever needed a demonstration of what happens to actors when that ventriloquist known as the screenwriter is missing in action, this is it. full review
March 15, 2002
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
De Niro looks bored, Murphy recycles Murphy, and you mentally add Showtime to the pile of Hollywood dreck that represents nothing more than the art of the deal. full review
March 15, 2002
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Showtime's complete lack of originality oozes off the screen like, um, rancid popcorn butter. full review
March 15, 2002
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The movie's funny in the opening scenes and then forgets why it came to play. full review
March 15, 2002
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
A small fortune in salaries and stunt cars might have been saved if the director, Tom Dey, had spliced together bits and pieces of Midnight Run and 48 Hours (and, for that matter, Shrek). full review
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