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Movie critics combined give Showtime (2002) a score of 2.3655 out of 4
based on (247) reviews
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Excellent
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Excellent
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Very Good
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Very Good
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Good
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Fair
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Showtime (2002) scores a combined 1.20 out of 4 stars for Salon (Charles Taylor)Salon (Charles Taylor)
Isn't particularly assaultive, but it can still make you feel that you never want to see another car chase, explosion or gunfight again. ...read the complete Showtime movie review at Salon (Charles Taylor)
Showtime (2002) scores a combined 1.20 out of 4 stars for TV Guide (Frank Lovece)TV Guide (Frank Lovece)
This one makes De Niro's recent film "15 Minutes" look like "Network." Even worse, aside from a few scenes with Shatner, it just isn't funny. ...read the complete Showtime movie review at TV Guide (Frank Lovece)
Showtime (2002) scores a combined 1.20 out of 4 stars for The Onion (A.V. Club) (Scott Tobias)The Onion (A.V. Club) (Scott Tobias)
De Niro and Murphy are visibly uncomfortable with each other. Their improvisation seems chaotic and mismanaged, and the movie follows in kind. ...read the complete Showtime movie review at The Onion (A.V. Club) (Scott Tobias)
Showtime (2002) scores a combined 1.20 out of 4 stars for The New York Times (A.O. Scott)The New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Plays every convention twice, once as parody and once by the book, but the movie, trying to be two things at once, fails at both. ...read the complete Showtime movie review at The New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Showtime (2002) scores a combined 1.20 out of 4 stars for New York Magazine (Peter Rainer)New York Magazine (Peter Rainer)
Eddie Murphy and Robert De Niro have made any number of lame movies on their own, but there's a special wastefulness connected to their first co-starring vehicle, Showtime: It's lameness times two, and then some. ...read the complete Showtime movie review at New York Magazine (Peter Rainer)
Showtime (2002) scores a combined 1.20 out of 4 stars for Variety (Todd McCarthy)Variety (Todd McCarthy)
A shrill, strained and shallow riff on a tired idea. ...read the complete Showtime movie review at Variety (Todd McCarthy)
Showtime (2002) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
Murphy's ad-libbed takes and De Niro's surly reactions serve them well, especially when the thrown-together script fails them. ...read the complete Showtime movie review at Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
Showtime (2002) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Toronto Star (Geoff Pevere)Toronto Star (Geoff Pevere)
You know you've entered flat dramatic terrain when William Shatner towers over it. ...read the complete Showtime movie review at Toronto Star (Geoff Pevere)
Showtime (2002) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
[N]o matter how much good will the actors generate, Showtime eventually folds under its own thinness. ...read the complete Showtime movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Showtime (2002) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Denver Post (Steven Rosen)Denver Post (Steven Rosen)
It's really yet another anemic and formulaic Lethal Weapon -derived buddy-cop movie, trying to pass off its lack of imagination as hip knowingness. ...read the complete Showtime movie review at Denver Post (Steven Rosen)
Showtime (2002) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
So how many exes and children does Robert De Niro have to support, anyway? It's one of the things you could think about while enduring the abysmal Showtime ... ...read the complete Showtime movie review at Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
Showtime (2002) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
... the script for Showtime , which was rushed into production to avoid last year's anticipated actors' strike, is so achingly generic it can't even score points off as easy a target as Shatner. ...read the complete Showtime movie review at St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
Showtime (2002) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
Nothing debases a concept comedy quite like the grinding of bad ideas, and Showtime is crammed full of them. ...read the complete Showtime movie review at San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
Showtime (2002) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Globe and Mail (Ray Conlogue)Globe and Mail (Ray Conlogue)
... most of Showtime is a layering of tired pop-culture tropes by actors who are not especially interested in what they're doing. ...read the complete Showtime movie review at Globe and Mail (Ray Conlogue)
Showtime (2002) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Sacramento Bee (Joe Baltake)Sacramento Bee (Joe Baltake)
The entire film feels like outtakes. ...read the complete Showtime movie review at Sacramento Bee (Joe Baltake)
Showtime (2002) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Newsday (John Anderson)Newsday (John Anderson)
Everyone involved should be arrested. ...read the complete Showtime movie review at Newsday (John Anderson)
Showtime (2002) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment Weekly
De Niro seems to be reacting to nothing so much as the lame movie he's stuck in. ...read the complete Showtime movie review at Entertainment Weekly
Showtime (2002) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Mark Caro)Chicago Tribune (Mark Caro)
A criminal waste of talent. ...read the complete Showtime movie review at Chicago Tribune (Mark Caro)
Showtime (2002) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
A disgrace to the talents of Robert De Niro and Eddie Murphy, but it's not enough just to say that. It's also a disgrace to the talents of Rene Russo and whoever drove the coffee truck to the set every day. ...read the complete Showtime movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Showtime (2002) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Kimberley Jones)Austin Chronicle (Kimberley Jones)
...read the complete Showtime movie review at Austin Chronicle (Kimberley Jones)
Showtime (2002) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
...read the complete Showtime movie review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
Showtime (2002) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Kimberley Jones)Austin Chronicle (Kimberley Jones)
The collective charisma of Robert De Niro, Eddie Murphy, and Rene Russo is the only reason to slap down eight bucks for this limp action/comedy, but then, it's difficult not to want to avert your eyes out of embarrassment for the trio. ...read the complete Showtime movie review at Austin Chronicle (Kimberley Jones)
Showtime (2002) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
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. ...read the complete Showtime movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Showtime (2002) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for New York Times (A.O. Scott)New York Times (A.O. Scott)
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 ). ...read the complete Showtime movie review at New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Showtime (2002) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)
The story is boring, the action scenes are fine as far as they go, but the whole thing's a waste of time. Don't waste your time. ...read the complete Showtime movie review at Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)
Showtime (2002) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for TV Guide's Movie Guide (Frank Lovece)TV Guide's Movie Guide (Frank Lovece)
... aside from a few scenes with Shatner, it just isn't funny. ...read the complete Showtime movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Frank Lovece)
Showtime (2002) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Add Showtime to the pile of Hollywood dreck that represents nothing more than the art of the deal. ...read the complete Showtime movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Showtime (2002) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
There's so little urgency to the plot that one eventually feels not even the actors and filmmakers believe for a second in what's going on. ...read the complete Showtime movie review at Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
Showtime (2002) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for BeatBoxBetty.com (--)BeatBoxBetty.com (--)
Good lord almighty, call in the stink police! Trust me, this crime on celluloid should change its title to Stupidtime . ...read the complete Showtime movie review at BeatBoxBetty.com (--)
Showtime (2002) scores a combined 0.50 out of 4 stars for Moda Magazine (Brian Orndorf)Moda Magazine (Brian Orndorf)
...read the complete Showtime movie review at Moda Magazine (Brian Orndorf)
Showtime (2002) scores a combined 0.50 out of 4 stars for CountingDown.com (Larry Carroll)CountingDown.com (Larry Carroll)
As I try to think back to "Showtime" and type up a review, I'm getting a headache. ...read the complete Showtime movie review at CountingDown.com (Larry Carroll)
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2.4661
Showtime (2002) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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2.3655
Showtime (2002) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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