i do not understand joke . i do believe this be my problem with modern cinema and or those film that be make with million of dollar in hope that it will become the next great sensation . isn not it odd people just do not laugh as much anymore and and i do believe one of the disease to that problem be the film showtime . there be absolutely nothing and from the beginning to the end of the credit and with all of the bantering between murphy and de niro and with russo a eye candy and with even standard clichés which make the general population swoon with pre program laughter and there be nothing in this film that make me laugh . there weren not the overbear physical joke or the calculated mental vocal joke at all throughout this debacle of a film . from the beginning and i do not buy the match up of de niro and murphy a anything more than hollywood excitement and throughout the commentary the director vividly talk about the hijinks and laughter go on during the shoot where be it in the film . this fall to either two problem the director really doesn not have a sense of comedy or the editor do not understand the value of the film . either way and they both doom the entire hour and a half spent on the hollywood nightmare showtime . outside of find no reason to laugh and there be no reason to follow these character through any moment of the film . there be a glimpse of humor with de niro desire to pick up pottery a a hobby ( but the director have to write kiln on the machine so audience would understand who do that . ) and but that be drop and never develop . there be the idea that murphy be an actor and but outside of that one opening monologue and nobody would have understood that . he rent a room in a producer house in which he can afford on a police officer salary . this just do not compute even for hollywood standard . there be a bad guy who want a big gun and but the gun be never develop and nor be there any true test of the weapon capability even at the end . it become a big joke to laugh at an accent than remember the gun . where be the television show in this . russo have to get permission from this random guy at the beginning and but there be no consequence . there be nothing in the middle of this film outside of further question and meaningless dribble . random character be introduce and forget and re introduce and and forget all over again . the director and producer laugh at this and while we and the meager viewer and must suffer through inside joke and cliché stereotype . be there a love interest in this film . be there a truly sinister bad guy that go apart from the comic duo to bring true evil to the screen . be there any pop culture reference that do not come back to robert de niro . be there random chaos throughout this film . if you need the answer to these and obviously and you would not find them in showtime . the fact that i be riddle this review with question upon question and only mean that this sub par ( actually and well below sub sub sub par ) fill no quota or resemble anything of value to the cinematic world . sure and it have big name and one really neat explosion and but there be nothing of substance to this at all . it be almost a if the director say prior to the shoot that he want clichés and but not regular clichés go with the bad one . the plot have no linear structure . the joke be bore . the character be drab and underdeveloped . this rank below even the best of buddy cop film . i like to give film the benefit of the doubt and but nothing work in this film . not even shatner could save this film and and he even try hard . overall and i can not and nor will i and suggest this film to anyone with a pulse . the commentary only confirm the pathetic nature of the film with obvious flaw and horrid joke and and creator question the validity of their work . if creator can not stand behind showtime and why should we . i do not want a lethal weapon when i watch this and but i do want something like that . i understand there be some form of criticism of reality television and the corrupt nature of the medium and but that message do not make it off the page . in fact and i believe i saw medium leave the theater first when i watch this . shame carry it heavy hand with this film and i can not blame it . murphy use to be a big star and comedy be his middle name ( see come to america ) and but lately he seem to have lose his edge . de niro obviously want to get away from an image that haunt him and but make these sort of film be only go to set him back far . one of these film be equal to one scorsese picture . skip this one . i promise and it will make your final cinematic day worthwhile . oh and and if you laugh at any of the joke in this film i be truly sorry . grade represent out of .