Tower Heist
The Tower in New York is the most regal of apartment/condo’s in downtown, and staffing The Tower is one of the hardest working group of staff members. When The Tower’s top tenant, Arthur Shaw (Alan Alda) is arrested for securities and investment fraud the staff becomes concerned for their own investments and pension plan. Swindled, Josh Kovacs (Ben Stiller), Charlie (Casey Affleck), and Enrique (Michael Pena) enlist the help of tenant Mr. Fitzhugh (Matthew Broderick) and local criminal Slide (Eddie Murphy) to pull of the heist of the century — robbing their own money back from Arthur Shaw. Of course this is no simple task, especially with the FBI’s Agent Denham (Tea Leoni) on guard. Still, the game is afoot, but can they pull off the heist without getting pinched?
A feel good and fun romp delivers a few heartfelt laughs. More importantly, the film doesn’t overstay its welcome with a reasonable runtime, and, the actors compliment each other nicely working as an ensemble. And, despite the potential to really go sour, I’m pleased to report, it’s actually entertaining. The film isn’t complex, it isn’t a CGI fury of robots and monsters, there aren’t really any big explosions, it’s just fun. Odd enough, the film feels like a December release a month early, how about that? Matinee or more. Tower Heist is rated PG-13.