Rotten
Cheerfully crappy schlock.
Richard Roeper, Richard Roeper.com
Tower Heist
It's not just a robbery. It's payback.
2011 · 1h 44m · PG-13
Action, Comedy
Directed by
Brett Ratner
Overview
A luxury condo manager leads a staff of workers to seek payback on the Wall Street swindler who defrauded them. With only days until the billionaire gets away with the perfect crime, the unlikely crew of amateur thieves enlists the help of petty crook Slide to steal the $20 million they’re sure is hidden in the penthouse.
Director and cast
- Brett Ratner Director
- Ben Stiller as Josh Kovacs
- Eddie Murphy as Slide
- Casey Affleck as Charlie
- Alan Alda as Arthur Shaw
- Matthew Broderick as Mr. Fitzhugh
- Stephen McKinley Henderson as Lester
- Judd Hirsch as Mr. Simon
- Téa Leoni as Special Agent Claire Denham
- Michael Peña as Enrique Dev’Reaux
- Gabourey Sidibe Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
67%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Made me laugh and held my interest more than it should have, given how sloppy it is. Call it an acceptable bit of B-minus work from a C student.
Eric D. Snider, Film.com
Fresh
So what if it's sheer petty escapist enjoyment? Tower Heist delivers the laughs in desperate times.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Rotten
Alan Alda plays the billionaire, and his oleaginous smarm is so good that you almost wish Alda were starring in a hard-edged movie about Madoff instead of this goofy heist picture that takes way too long getting to the heist.
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
Fresh
This is, of course, Hollywood schlock, directed by shlock-master Brett Ratner. But it's also a surprisingly effective social drama.
Robert Levin, The Atlantic
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