Tower heist thanksgiving7/2/2023 ![]() ![]() Ratner orchestrates action sequences with aplomb, careening through those gaping holes in the script at breakneck speed. However, Murphy threatens to sink the film every time he opens his mouth and launches into his high volume, flamboyant schtick. Stiller is a likeable hero, risking everything to ensure the staff aren’t swindled out of their dues.īroderick, Affleck and Sidibe, sporting a credible Jamaican accent as the sassy housemaid with safe-cracking abilities, lend solid support, while Alda essays a fittingly loathsome villain with influential friends in the right places. ![]() Method Studios NY took on 138 shots for the film, the majority being apartment composites to place Shaw’s home in New York. ‘Tower Heist’ gallops along at a fair lick. Each vendor on the film completed effects shots filling out views of the Manhattan skyline, either from Shaw’s apartment, on top of The Tower or while the heist was in full operation. While Special Agent Claire Denham (Tea Leoni) keeps a close eye on Shaw, Josh and Slide initiate their daring scheme, aided by Josh’s brother-in-law and concierge Charlie (Casey Affleck), sassy housemaid Odessa (Gabourey Sidibe), lazy bellhop Dev’Reaux (Michael Pena) and recently evicted resident Chase (Matthew Broderick). The employees’ futures are gone, along with the entire life savings of retiring door man, Lester (Stephen McKinley Henderson).Ĭonvinced Arthur must have a multimillion-dollar safety net concealed in his penthouse, Josh approaches petty thief Slide (Eddie Murphy) to plot the perfect heist. A week after the real Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade, Central Park West closed down for a Hollywood version of the event, complete with floats, Macys balloons. Josh entrusts the workers’ pensions to Wall Street titan Arthur Shaw (Alan Alda), who is placed under house arrest after he is caught stealing $2bn from investors. However, one wrong decision ruins everything. In Tower Heist (2011), about halfway through the FBI agent calls Josh and tells him that the court date is moved up to Thanksgiving. Josh has been in charge for more than 10 years and takes care of his staff. ![]() The average apartment costs $5.6m, with stunning views of the city and Central Park. The unlikely mastermind is Josh Kovacs (Ben Stiller), proud manager of The Tower, one of the most luxurious and tightly secured residences in New York City. It’s a pity the screenwriters cheat because it dissipates dramatic tension and negates any hint of jeopardy. Griffin and Nathanson wilfully ignore the laws of physics and for a final flourish, they permit characters to accomplish an impossible feat in a similarly impossible short span of time to ensure that the good guys have a fighting chance of recouping their stolen money. ![]()
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