'Tower Heist' has been given a strong 1080p/AVC MPEG-4 encode that leaves very little to be desired. Since when did they start advertising broadcasts? Luckily, all of these features can be skipped over. There's a new 100-year anniversary Universal vanity reel, trailers for 'Honey 2,' 'Johnny English Reborn' and 'Hop,' and a commercial for Appay-per-view event Wrestlemania XXVII with The Rock. The pre-menu content on the 'Tower Heist' Blu-ray is odd.
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Both discs and the slip with the digital download code are housed in a standard two-disc blue keepcase that vertically slides into a slick and shiny embossed cardboard keepcase. Universal has given 'Tower Heist' a combo pack release that includes a BD-50, a DVD and your choice of a Digital Copy or and Ultraviolet copy.
'Tower Heist' isn't anything to race out and buy, but it's a whole lot better than it looks and more entertaining than most of Ratner's other movies. Take away the comedy from those five and you've got nothing but a simple Razzie contender. And believe me, that's all 'Tower Heist' has going for it. But I'll stand by my word and say that he is back and just as entertaining as he was in his classics 'Beverly Hills Cop,' '48 Hours,' 'Coming to America' and 'Trading Places.' Stiller plays the same character he always plays, so it's Murphy, Affleck, Broderick, Peña, and Leoni that carry this movie comically. Considering Murphy hasn’t been funny in a live-action role since 1999's 'Bowfinger,' the praise he receives for his performance seem like they could be reality-shattering. It isn't until Murphy enters the plot full-time that the jokes stop falling flat and the movie actually becomes enjoyable. Next to Murphy, Leoni is easily the second-best part of 'Tower Heist.'īecause there are so many characters in this ensemble piece, the drawn-out first third of the film is slow and boring. And Téa Leoni plays the FBI agent trying to put Alda away for good. Michael Peña plays a guy with no real skill set or defined purpose on the team who, like Broderick's character, lost no money in the scheme. It's almost as if Murphy's better-than-usual performance inspired him. But when Eddie Murphy enters the picture, Broderick steps it up and becomes a hilarious addition to the movie. When his character is first introduced, it's sad how bad grown-up Ferris Bueller is. I don't mean to be insensitive, but what else can she play? Matthew Broderick plays an evicted tenant who has nothing to do with the Ponzi scheme and no justification for committing this crime, yet he's included on the heist anyway. Gabourey Sidibe plays a safe-cracking ' Precious' with a Jamaican accent. Again, Affleck shines – even when the project itself is much lower than what he's capable of. Casey Affleck is a kinda-dumb soon-to-be father who honestly needs the cash. Nearly every line that comes out of his mouth is hilarious and not suitable for work.
Eddie Murphy is the experienced criminal that Stiller employs as their teacher. Those sound like the perfect seemingly impossible circumstances for a heist movie, right?īen Stiller plays the bumbling ring-leading manager who's hellbent on getting his money back, as well as the money of all of his hard-working employees.
He cannot leave his apartment (there are two FBI agents at the door at all times) and is under constant video surveillance. After getting busted by the FBI, he's under house arrest in the penthouse of his New York City high-rise. Imagine 'Ocean's Eleven,' where the crew attempting the heist is trying to steal back money they lost in a Ponzi scheme and the mark is a Bernie Madoff-esque bastard (Alan Alda).
Wait, that's what 'Ocean's Eleven' already is – a heist movie fueled by revenge. Mind you, it's not great, but if you can trudge through the terrible first act, you'll find the other two acts make for a fluffy and funny if mindless comedy. Ratner is trying to recoup as much money from this turd as quickly as possible." But upon finally screening the movie, I was surprised to discover that it's actually not as bad as it looks. When controversy broke out because theater owners were up in arms over the plan to have 'Tower Heist' stream on-demand concurrently with its theatrical release, I figured, "No wonder. Learning that it was a Ratner film only made me dread seeing it even more. Even before learning that 'Tower Heist' was a Ratner movie, I dreaded it based on the awful trailer. ' Red Dragon' is the only one of his films that I find worthy of re-watching.
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