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.
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,
4 Nov 2011
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,
4 Nov 2011
fresh:
So what if it's sheer petty escapist enjoyment? Tower Heist delivers the laughs in desperate times.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
4 Nov 2011
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.