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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasThe result is a deliberate conflation of fact and fiction that yields unexpected emotional impact.
- 60TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxTaylor, while perhaps a little small to become a real Vegas showboy, makes for a very charismatic hero, while Joaquin Baca-Asay's cinematography captures all the glitz and slightly tawdry glamour of the Vegas strip.
- 50VarietyScott FoundasVarietyScott FoundasIt's a rich idea for a comedy, even if the filmmakers seem timid about making the pic the full-on satire it might have been.
- 50The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenThe lesson of Showboy is how disturbingly easy it is for an audience to trust what it sees when confronted with a film posing as factual documentary.
- 50L.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonL.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonThe film takes on unexpected weight when Christian cops to his intense personal loneliness. That's not the stuff of high comedy, but it's brave and, in these days of rah-rah, everyone's-in-love gay media, rather refreshing.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckUnlike such similar efforts as "A Mighty Wind," this would-be satire isn't funny enough to be entertaining, nor is it clever enough to fool us.
- 20Village VoiceVillage VoiceSo amateurish that its awkward Whoopi Goldberg cameo actually adds a touch of class, Showboy is an ill-conceived, often implausible hybrid of fact and fiction.
- 0New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickLethargically paced, badly edited and shot in hideous digital video.