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Tower Heist - 2/11/2011 4:48:51 PM

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RE: Tower Heist - 4/11/2011 6:29:29 PM

beancounter

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I'm liking the sound of "A welcome return to form for Eddie Murphy "

I doubt that'll be enough for me to pay money to see it at the cinema, but one to look out for on DVD maybe

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Do Yourself A Favour. Pass. - 8/11/2011 12:18:50 PM

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Watching the trailers one could be forgiven for thinking this would be a return to form from Murphy who has been flailing inoffensively since the release of Raw. From the moment 12A appeared onscreen, I knew I was in trouble. Alan Alda aside, no actor in this respectable cast comes away unscathed from a film that offers not one laugh. Not one. The ever-impressive Casey Affleck does well enough but the jokes simply aren't there. Gabourey 'Precious' Sidibe fails miserably at one of the easier accents in the world to imitate. Matthew Broderick, who had a hilarious turn in Season 2 of 30 Rock, squanders a potentially amusing character. An extremely gaunt and haggard Eddie Murphy, unsurprisingly, phones it in. Michael Pena recently brought laughs as drug-dealing Chango in 30 Minutes or Less, but like Affleck, struggles with the predictable and reserved script. Tea Leoni is her usual annoying self, and as for Stiller, well, I would be angry but sadly this is what I have come to expect from him - solid but dull. I wanted to leave after the first hour, and if my friends were more submissive, I may have. Alda, pity for Affleck and Pena, and Thanksgiving balloons earned the extra star.

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glad I didn't pay to watch this - 9/11/2011 8:06:56 AM

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run of the mill - expected it to be funnier

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Straight to SKY - 9/11/2011 9:48:53 PM

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I'll watch this when I've seen most other things and I can't sleep on a week night.

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- 10/11/2011 9:46:45 AM

skeletonjack

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Given the cast and it's status as a comedy this was surprisingly unfunny with very few jokes. Despite this however, once it gets going it's an entertaining enough heist caper. It could and should have been so much better though. 3 stars.

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Hilarious, feel good fun - 13/11/2011 6:59:08 PM

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Remember the insanely stupid Rush hour 3? Well Brett Ratners latest Tower Heist is a significant improvement, why? Well the ensemble cast certainly please.

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