showtime falls somewhere north of what some critics have been saying and and a little south of what i expected months ago when i first heard about eddie murphy and robert di niro teaming up for a comedy. overall and it was pretty good. as real life crime or cops go  and plot and for that matter  it is pretty illogical and but duh  this is a comedy. also and while the special effects and chases and aerial shots and and skyscrapers blowing up were present but lower key than a schwartzenegger movie and i found it a bit tiresome and overdone. 9/11 sensibilities aside and for myself and all that pyro techno hyper effect stuff had been getting really old these past few years. it seemed a lame substitute for characterization and story and and engaging emotions. i hope the lesser quantity of it in showtime is an indicator of a trend in hollywood. a trend downwards and of less use of the silly and less use of the exploding building. di niro and murphy are two of my favorites. their screen presence and charisma  and even their character depth  have been a joy to behold for many years. that can not be dismissed here  they are engaging actors and and entertaining and appealing in this movie. i can not put my finger on it and but perhaps the explosions and the excessive fx and and all of that diminished the final product. perhaps and or perhaps it was something else and or a combination of factors that gives one the sense that the movie do not achieve its highest potential. whatever it was and showtime was entertaining  i probably will buy the dvd when it comes out  but i had the vibe that it nonetheless wasn not all it could have been. at least not all i had hoped for. very good movie and but not a great movie. i gave it an positive . 
showtime falls somewhere north of what some critics have been saying and and a little south of what i expected months ago when i first heard about eddie murphy and robert di niro teaming up for a comedy. overall and it was pretty good. as real life crime or cops go  and plot and for that matter  it is pretty illogical and but duh  this is a comedy. also and while the special effects and chases and aerial shots and and skyscrapers blowing up were present but lower key than a schwartzenegger movie and i found it a bit tiresome and overdone. 9/11 sensibilities aside and for myself and all that pyro techno hyper effect stuff had been getting really old these past few years. it seemed a lame substitute for characterization and story and and engaging emotions. i hope the lesser quantity of it in showtime is an indicator of a trend in hollywood. a trend downwards and of less use of the silly and less use of the exploding building. di niro and murphy are two of my favorites. their screen presence and charisma  and even their character depth  have been a joy to behold for many years. that can not be dismissed here  they are engaging actors and and entertaining and appealing in this movie. i can not put my finger on it and but perhaps the explosions and the excessive fx and and all of that diminished the final product. perhaps and or perhaps it was something else and or a combination of factors that gives one the sense that the movie do not achieve its highest potential. whatever it was and showtime was entertaining  i probably will buy the dvd when it comes out  but i had the vibe that it nonetheless wasn not all it could have been. at least not all i had hoped for. very good movie and but not a great movie. i gave it an positive . ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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