Showtime (US)
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Lights. Camera. Aggravation
Certificate: PG-13
Running Time: 95 mins
Retail Price: $26.98
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
Showtime is fun time, an action/comedy tale of mismatched LAPD partners (Robert De Niro and Eddie Murphy) directed by Tom Dey (Shanghai Noon). De Niro, wearing a slow-burn scowl like a badge, plays Mitch, a cop`s cop forced by his superiors to be the focus of a reality TV series. Murphy plays Trey, a camera-ready officer more eager to hit his mark than hit the streets. Backed by a ratings-obsessed producer (Rene Russo) and coached in the finer points of copdom by a veteran star (William Shatner, spoofing his T.J. Hooker), Mitch and Trey become America`s favorite buddy cops. But reel life soon gives way to the real. A brutal crimelord must be stopped - and that`s where the shrapnel hits the fan.
Special Features:
HBO First Look: The Making of Showtime
Feature-Length Audio Commentary by Director Tom Dey, Producer Jorge Saralegui
Outrageous Additional/Extended Scenes Include the Entire Premiere Party Sequence and Hilarious Eddie Murphy Improvs
Theatrical Trailer
Cast/Director Highlights
DVD-ROM Features:
Link to Original Theatrical Web Site and Other Locations
Log On to Future Online Events
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital 5.1 French
Subtitle Tracks:
French
English
Spanish
CC: English
Directed By:
Tom Dey
Written By:
Miles Millar
Alfred Gough
Keith Sharon
Jorge Saralegui
Starring:
Zaid Farid
Rene Russo
Eddie Murphy
Rachael Harris
Robert De Niro
Casting By:
Ellen Chenoweth
Soundtrack By:
Alan Silvestri
Director of Photography:
Thomas Kloss
Editor:
Billy Weber
Costume Designer:
Christopher Lawrence
Production Designer:
Jeff Mann
Producer:
Jane Rosenthal
Jorge Saralegui
Channing Dungey
Executive Producer:
Will Smith
James Lassiter
Bruce Berman
Eric McLeod
Distributor:
Warner Bros
Your Opinions and Comments
Sounds interesting? Well, it isn`t, actually.
The script is not really funny, quite predictable and the acting is pretty average.
The video transfer is good. There are no compression signs and the colors are nicely saturated.
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is good, as well. The surrounds are used occasionally, but the soundtrack is not as explosive as it should`ve been.
The menus are still with music.
The extras include a commentary, a behind the scenes look, 5 deleted and extended scenes and some outtakes.
Bottom line - a pretty dull comedy, but a nice disk. Rent it if you must. You`d probably end up regretting it, though.