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scot16897 "scot16897" (Austin, Texas United States) (VINE VOICE)
Just got back from a sneak preview of this film, and it was a blast!The story revolves around the employees and residents of an exclusive, high-rise New York tower. When one of the residents, a wealthy Wall Street tycoon (played brilliantly by Alan Alda), is arrested for embezzling, the employees learn that they have lost their pensions and savings, all of which were given over as "investments." Several of them hatch a scheme to recoup their losses, and then everything goes haywire.The cast is terrific. Ben Stiller plays the understated, very likeable building manager. Eddie Murphy is the funniest he's been in years as Slide, a small time criminal the employees turn to for help. The rest of the cast is very strong, including Matthew Broderick, Casey Affleck, Gabourey Sidibe, and more.Everyone is in fine form, and director Brett Ratner finds the balance of fun and thrills he's been missing since at least Rush Hour 2.There are twists you don't see coming, lots of laugh out loud moments, and the story is very timely, in light of the Bernie Madoff scandal and public dissatisfaction with Wall Street in general.Go see this! Seriously!
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Robert G. Splaine Jr. "patsfanrob" (Phoenix) (REAL NAME)
A Bernie Madoff- like character at a swanky New York high-rise is accused of losing or swindling the life savings of the staff. A few of them hatch a scheme to steal $20m that he is suspected of hiding. Eddie Murphy and Ben Stiller bring their considerable talents to this action-comedy, making it both funny and exciting. The film combines clever comedy with some intense action sequences to bring the audience to the edge of their seats while laughing at the same time. This one was well-done.
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Chris Kennison (Jefferson City, Mo United States) (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
How can you go wrong with a movie that has a central premise in which Derek Zoolander, Ferris Bueller, Axel Foley a nd Precious rob Hawkeye from M*A*S*H*? Honestly, you can't. "Tower Heist" is what a movie with an ensemble cast is supposed to be. It is constantly interesting, always moving with twists and turns, a great script and laughs throughout that don't insult your intelligence. "Tower Heist" is about a group of employees that maintain, run and devote their lives to a collection of upper-crust socialites in a downtown Manhattan high-rise residence. At the top of this high-rise is Arthur Shaw (Alan Alda) who lives a life of spoil and wealth. Shaw can quite simply be compared to the likes of Bernie Madoff, which is another reason why this movie may hit home with some, and is most definitely a lot of the inspiration for the movie's plot. So when Shaw is exposed for milking people of their life savings and retirement funds, the employees of the Tower's lives come crashing down. "Tower Heist" has more entertainment value, fun and creativity than any of the newer "Oceans" movies and muc h of that comes from the band of unlikely misfits that choose to embark on a life of crime; the newly fired tower manager feels responsible, the wimpy divorcee who is being kicked from the tower with his new home, a box, in hand, the former BK (Burger King) employee and the expected father who has no money to support his coming family. "Heist" benefits from its ability to stay home and realistic. Even when things get crazy, the movie stays feasible and that is the most enjoyable thing about it. The creators could have gotten silly, like some of Stiller's movies, but they didn't. They kept things real and that made you feel like you could be in their shoes at anytime. Someday when your bottom falls out, you may have to resort to the same things. Also, remember when Eddie Murphy was funny? Like, really funny? I'm going to go all the way back to the late 80s with "Harlem Nights" and "Coming to America". Well, "Tower Heist" has `that' Eddie Murphy; the attitude Eddie Murphy an d the change on a dime Eddie Murphy, the "banana in my tailpipe" Eddie Murphy. "Tower Heist" is a movie that will challenge your mind, make you laugh and give you a little bit taste of how it feels to stand up for yourself, even if we don't always get to do that in our own lives. At least we can watch a bunch of great comedians in a really good movie do it.
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M. Oleson (Fort Worth, TX USA) (REAL NAME)
Maybe the best thing about this traditional heist movie is that Eddie Murphy returns in something other than slapstick schlock. Granted, his is not the good performance he had in "Dreamgirls" but it surpasses most of the fare he's been associated with recently. The film i s pretty standard stuff along the lines of the "Oceans" series. Not as good as the best but certainly better than the worst. Hotel manager Josh (Ben Stiller) decides to go after a Madoff-like bizillionaire investor, played by Alan Alda, after he loses all of Josh's money along with the entire hotel staff. Josh enlists several of the staff members to help him as well as parolee Slide (Murphy) who Josh knew from grammar school.Shaw (Alda) is believed to have a large sum of money hidden somewhere in the hotel/residence (played by Trump Tower) where he lives. It turns out it's not cash, jewelry or bonds but something less obvious and in plain sight. The movie does have some very funny lines, many of which are delivered not my Murphy but by Matthew Broderick in his role as accomplice, Mr. Fitzhugh, an evicted tenant and former broker. The final act however goes beyond the laws of reasonability and becomes ridiculous. Overall the film is a pleasant time waster and not much else. < /div>
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Kris King "Kristopher" (Malone, NY USA)
"Tower Heist" is great! This is how the story goes: Queens native Josh Kovacs has managed one of the most luxurious and well-secured residences in New York City for more than a decade. Under his watchful eye, nothing goes undetected. In the swankiest unit atop Josh's building, Wall Street titan Arthur Shaw is under house arrest after being caught stealing two billion from his investors. The hardest hit among those he defrauded? The tower staffers whose pensions he was entrusted to manage.With only days before Arthur gets away with the perfect crime, Josh's crew turns to petty crook Slide to plan the nearly impossible, to steal what they are sure is hidden in Arthur's guarded condo. Though amateurs, these rookie thieves know the building better than anyone. Turns out they've been casing the place for years, they just didn't know it.The cast led by Ben Stiller (as Josh) & Eddie Murphy (as Slide, who was also a producer on the film) is great. The directing by Brett Ratner is great. The story by Ted Griffin, Bill Collage & Adam Cooper is great & the screenplay by Griffin & Jeff Nathanson is also great.The music by Christophe Beck is great. The cinematography by Dante Spinotti is great. The film editing by Mark Helfrich is great. The casting by Kathleen Chopin is great. The production design by Kristi Zea is great. The art direction by Nicholas Lundy is great. The set decoration by Diane Lederman is great. The costume design by Sarah Edwards is great.This is a great action-comedy that keeps you thinking and on the edge of your seat, laughing. This is a fun and entertaining movie. Ben Stiller & Eddie Murphy make a great comic duo. Brett Ratner has made a great movie that is better than some of the movies that he has done recently. This is a great movie to start the holiday season off with.
Source : Tower Heist (2 Disc Blu-ray Combo DVD Digital Copy)
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