Tower Heist arrived on Blu-ray, DVD, and On Demand Tuesday, and I had the chance to view the Universal release on Blu-ray. The film was directed by Brett Ratner and stars Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Casey Affleck, Alan Alda, Matthew Broderick, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Judd Hirsch, Téa Leoni, Michael Peña, and Gabourey Sidibe.
Ratner is one of the worst directors in Hollywood, and is frankly one of the biggest douches around. Despite his lack of artistic and personal integrity, Tower Heist is much better than expected. Heist movies are my one of my favorite genres. They range from the comedy of Ocean's Eleven, to the action-packed drama of Heat. Tower Heist falls on the side of comedy.
The story follows a group of hard-working hotel employees who discover that they have lost their pensions (and in some cases life savings) when the building’s wealthy owner, Arthur Shaw, is accused of fraud.
Ratner is one of the worst directors in Hollywood, and is frankly one of the biggest douches around. Despite his lack of artistic and personal integrity, Tower Heist is much better than expected. Heist movies are my one of my favorite genres. They range from the comedy of Ocean's Eleven, to the action-packed drama of Heat. Tower Heist falls on the side of comedy.
The story follows a group of hard-working hotel employees who discover that they have lost their pensions (and in some cases life savings) when the building’s wealthy owner, Arthur Shaw, is accused of fraud.
- 2/22/2012
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
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