The thinness of the conception gives the actors so little room to maneuver that they turn in uniformly one-note performances.
Free account saves your watchlist and ratings.
Showtime
Overview
A spoof of buddy cop movies where two very different cops are forced to team up on a new reality based T.V. cop show.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
90 punitive minutes of eardrum-dicing gunplay, screeching-metal smashups, and flaccid odd-couple sniping.
This has the feel of something that was written by committee and it's all been done before.
So pleased with its own spoofy conceit it stays in annoyingly self-amused, predictable mode.
It's not so much the generally preposterous premise as it is its sloppy handling that completely unhinges the film.
More films
Rush Hour 3 (2007)
Action · Comedy · Crime · PG-13
After a botched assassination attempt, the mismatched duo finds themselves in Paris, struggling to retrieve a precious list of names, as the murderous crime syndicate's henchmen try their best to stop them. Once more, Lee and Carter must fight their way through dangerous gangsters; however, this time, the past has come back to haunt Le...
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Director
- Brett Ratner
- Cast
- Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Hiroyuki Sanada
Snow (1963)
Documentary · N/A
Comprising train and track footage quickly shot just before a heavy winter's snowfall was melting, the multi-award-winning classic that emerged from the cutting-room compresses British Rail's dedication to blizzard-battling into a thrilling eight-minute montage cut to music. Tough-as-boots workers struggling to keep the line clear are ...
- Runtime
- 8m
- Director
- Geoffrey Jones
Rail (1967)
Documentary · N/A
"Rail" captures British Railways at a major turning-point in its history. In certain respects, this was a period of considerable upheaval and loss. There was a facing-up to the increasing need for a big modernisation drive. Full and speedy electrification, or the wider promotion of diesel-power on remaining lines, became a matter of to...
- Runtime
- 14m
- Director
- Geoffrey Jones











Comments
Talk about the film with other members