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Tower Heist

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Tower Heist

Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Casey Affleck, Alan Alda, Matthew Broderick

Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy lead an all-star cast in Tower Heist, a comedy caper about working stiffs who seek revenge on the Wall Street swindler who stiffed them. After the workers at a luxury Cent... read more read more...ral Park condominium discover the penthouse billionaire has stolen their retirement, they plot the ultimate revenge: a heist to reclaim what he took from them. -- (C) Official Site

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  • xXGiNoBiLiPRXx
    April 30, 2012
    xXGiNoBiLiPRXx
    Ordinary guys. An extraordinary robbery.

    Good movie! It is actually very entertaining and the performances from the entire cast are solid. I laughed a lot and more than I expected. It also has quite a few twists and turns which I wasn't expecting and which should keep you intere... read morested. The chemistry between Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy is very good too and they both provide a couple of very memorable scenes. If you are looking for something to pass the time this movie would be a very good choice.

    Josh Kovacs is the manager of a residential apartment in New York. He is close to all the tenants, especially Arthur Shaw, a financier. One day Shaw is arrested by the FBI for fraud. Josh thinks it's a misunderstanding that can be resolved. But later he learns that the employees' pension which he asked Shaw to handle is gone. When one of the employees tries to kill himself, Josh's views of Shaw change. He goes to see him and loses his temper. He loses his job. The FBI agent in charge of Shaw tells him that Shaw might walk and recovering the pension fund is unlikely. She tells him that it's been rumored that Shaw has 20 million laying around if he needs. Josh thinks he knows where it is. So with two other employees who also lost their jobs and an evicted tenant, they set out to get into Shaw's penthouse to get the money. But they realise they need the assistance of someone who knows what they are doing. So, Josh asks a guy he knows is a thief named Slide to help them.
  • skactopus
    April 30, 2012
    skactopus
    Brett Ratner decides to travel down the comedic crime path with Tower Heist. Does it pay off? Not really.

    The plot behind this picture is far from elaborate, yet at the same time, it is acceptable enough to not be considered a joke. Complete with plot holes and a lot

    ... read moreof early story buildup, 100 minutes of screen-time seemingly passes by without much to like or hate.

    A drop dead humorous film this is not. The laughs are minimal with only a few chuckles to be had, but this is needed since it is very difficult to take the cast of characters very seriously with a complex and luxurious heist job; however, this film does show small spurts of that.

    There really isn't anything outside of the box when it comes to the performances. Most of it comes down to the characters themselves. Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy are just as expected. They get the job done. Nothing more, nothing less. The same can be said about the rest of the supporting cast.

    At the end of the day, Tower Heist is part comedy and part caper. It doesn't excel in anyway. It just gets by.
  • LWOODS04
    April 26, 2012
    LWOODS04
    Cast: Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Matthew Broderick, Casey Affleck, Michael Peña, Téa Leoni, Gabourey Sidibe, Alan Alda, Judd Hirsch, Nina Arianda

    Director: Brett Ratner

    Summrary: When a group of workers at a ritzy Manhattan condo realize their boss has swindled them out of the... read moreir pensions, they vow to reap their own justice. With the cooperation of the building manager, the group devises an ingenious plot to recover the funds.

    My Thoughts: "The film had a great cast of actors to be such a bad film. I expected more considering the actors the film had lined up. The movie was kinda funny. It had interesting characters, but I think what really made this film fall flat was the story. It wasn't too original and the whole take from rich and give to poor Robin Hood syndrome has been done so much. The film had moments and not enough of them to deserve more praise then what little I am giving it. I loved Gabourey Sidibe. She was the best part of the film. Eddi Murphy was over the top in his performance and ended up just annoying me. Not the best they could have done with a cast like this, and it's a shame."
  • Crashinkov
    April 19, 2012
    Crashinkov
    Funny enough, especially eddie murphy, and I liked the end because it was so real by going to the jail.
  • theylovealexis
    April 6, 2012
    theylovealexis
    I don't really know what to say about this movie. i liked it. It was funny. The Robin Hood plot has been done before, but I would still say, "See it.. on tv or Netflix."
  • aquateen2
    March 31, 2012
    aquateen2
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    This is a very entertaining heist movie that doesn't rob you of your money. It's good to see Eddie Murphy's perform overly energetic in a comedy again that's actually pretty funny. A weak point is that e... read moresides Ben Stiller most of the cast are under used and stars like Matthew Broderick and Alan Alda are given barely anything. The film sincerely lacks the sophistication of Ocean's Eleven but its still fun to watch the cast pull it off as the heist scenes get pretty tense and exciting. There's an invisible line for decent forgettable popcorn entertainment. This film's quite a bit above it.
  • fb535316333
    March 28, 2012
    fb535316333
    Pretty solid for a heist film but the humor's not exactly as in your face or outright hilarious as a comedy should feel (especially one with stars like Stiller and Murphy who're both well versed in the genre.)

    It's a shame because the film had plenty of heart, drama, a solid sto... read morery (though not as multi-layered as you'd hope) and a great cast that was grossly underused. (I wanted to see more of Jamaican lady and just everyone!). Still, with films like Oceans Eleven setting the bar you can't help but feel that an iconic, rememberable aspect of the movie just wasn't there.

    By no means a terrible movie, it delivers enough laughs and suspense to be worth the watch but just doesn't really carry through with enough gusto/chemistry to leave an impression.
  • MizturY0da
    March 14, 2012
    MizturY0da
    three stars
  • drcamyo
    March 8, 2012
    drcamyo
    It's not cool and slick like most heist films, it's more of a normal guy kind of heist film. It's a comedy, but the only thing that was funny was Eddie Murphy (Who I thought should of been in it more than he was.) When the film eventually gets to the scene where Ben Stiller's cha... read moreracter decides to assign Eddie's character to teach them how to steal, the movie starts to get good. And when the film gets to the big heisting, you really have to suspend your dis-belief as to whats going on. None of it rose to greatness, it all ended up being decent. Though it did show a cool return for Eddie Murphy as the funny man he is. Overall it was a fun time, but nothing to write home about.
  • 3niR
    February 29, 2012
    3niR
    Loved it.
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