“Tower Heist” – Kevin Brackett (Review St. Louis)
I am always a little skeptical of a highly advertised comedy with a bunch of big names in the cast. I ask myself, “is it really going to be good, or do they just shove as many star-studded names onto the marquee as possible?” Unfortunately, Tower Heist seems to follow the formula of the latter.
Josh Kovacs (Ben Stiller) is the building manager for “The Tower,” an ultra-secure, ultra-expensive building for New York’s elite. One of his most important tenants is Arthur Shaw (Alan Alda), a Wall Street mogul who has become a close friend of Josh’s over the years. That is until he is acused of security fraud,...
Tower Heist-Reelworld (Kent Tentschert/Carol Hemphill)
The Plot
Josh Kovacs (Ben Stiller), the building manager of the prestigious Tower high rise, discovers that penthouse tenant Arthur Shaw (Alan Alda) has stolen hundreds of millions in securities fraud including the building employees pensions. When Special Agent Claire Denham reveals that they will never get their money back, he decides to recover their losses the old fashioned way – rob Shaw of his “escape money.”
Kent’s Take:
“Tower Heist” is exactly that, a heist movie in a tower. The straightforward title reflects this predictable film.
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