Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Connianatu How wonderful it is to see this fine actress carry a film and carry it so beautifully.

Teddie Blake The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Portia Hilton Blistering performances.

Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de) "Late Show" is a German 105-minute movie from 1999, so it will soon have its 20th anniversary. The writer and director is the late Helmut Dietl and this is one of his most known works. After his big success with "Rossini" and "Schtonk" a bit earlier, this was probably a very eagerly awaited film and expectations must have been huge. When a man like Dietl makes a movie about the German television business with legendary show-masters Harald Schmidt and Thomas Gottschalk playing the main characters, then this has to evolve into something big right? Well, it did only to some extent I guess. Maybe the film really suffered from its expectations. But I enjoyed the watch, which is probably because I like the two I just mentioned, especially Schmidt and I am also a fan of Olli Dittrich, Karl Markovics and Dieter Pfaff who play minor characters in here, but still get a decent amount of screen time. Veronica Ferres I have never been a fan of and I don't think she is a good actress but I can look beyond her thanks to the people in here that I like.The comedy is extremely dark here and there are no taboos in this movie. Harald Schmidt is excellent as a ruthless television executive who knows no friends, boundaries or shame when it comes to reaching high audience numbers. Same can be said about his assistant played by Jasmin Tabatabai and she received a German Film Award nomination for her portrayal. I think for the most part (especially the Schmidt scenes), this was a very good watch, but there were parts that did not entertain me too much too, so it's far from a great movie. These would include the characters of Orléans and Ferres mostly, even if the final scene at the show was okay with Gottschalk's character confessing his love to Orléans'. And I also liked the very last talk show scene which rang very true with animal documentaries being so human. Haha. Unfortunately, this film once again shows that Goottschalk just isn't a very gifted actor. This could have been much better with another more skilled performer instead of him. He is an outstanding host, no doubt about it and he single-handedly carried the most successful European television program for decades, but acting (as we know from his "Supernasen" films) may not be his biggest strength. But he is not bad enough either to destroy the film. I enjoyed and give it a thumbs-down, but like I said this has subjectively to do with my liking for many of the actors in here. If you don't appreciate them as much as I do, you probably could end up being bored or even annoyed here.

piedera I grew up and went to university in the times of Gottschalk's and Schmidt's Late Night Shows in Germany. Watching this movie 15 years after it was produced still left me entertained. German private TV and media of the 90s well-observed, some brilliant acting. Even Gottschalk manages, though he basically plays himself. Yeah, and Dietl absolutely wanted to have his girlfriend Ferres in all of his movies. He could/should have done without. Who really convinced me was Harald Schmidt, who is actually an educated actor. I loved his cynical TV show and it is just great to see this cynic overacting as a cynic pulling strings. The scene where he loses control of his face when he consoles Engel's stalker nearly made me fall off the couch. I also liked the roles of Jasmin Tabatabai, Dieter Pfaff and Olli Dittrich. And it was good to see Helmut Zerlett and his band on the show again!

Hörnla "Late Show" is not the piece of art that "Rossini", Dietl's last movie, was. But I'm not sure if we should feel sorry about this. Maybe a topic like cable-TV deserves to be treated in this loud and aggressive way. This is "Kalkhofes Mattscheibe" for the big screen. But although LS is not a masterpiece, it's funny and its satirical arrows mostly hit the point. It's good comedy treating more than relationships, something seldom produced by German moviemakers.The acting is surprisingly good. Even Gottschalk manages it this time, although it is no challenge to play oneself. The real discovery of this movie is Harald Schmidt if you consider that overacting was the task given to him. Note: If you hate Schmidt, don't watch this movie, but it's a must for everyone who misses "Schmidteinander". Minor roles were casted and played well, especially Pfaff was superb, transporting a sad and desperate tone into the film. Yasmin Tabatabai presents the evilest looking make-up in a movie I've ever seen. Oh- and a law should maybe be passed that hinders directors from casting their girlfriends.After all, together with "23" a good start into '99 for German cinema.PS. Enjoy the opening critics, but don't try to read them.

wude Helmut Dietls satire places Halrald Schmidt at the front of biting black humor. Furthermore, I found Jasmine Tabatabai worth mentioning as a victim of higher forces. Altogether successful, although unfortunately a somewhat weak ending - nevertheless recommended, provided one likes H. Schmidt!