and Sidibe

http://www.deadline.com/2011/07/hot-trailer-tower-heist/

the trailer didn't do much for me. i guess he (Ratner) got attached to this because of the similarities to Rush Hour (hapless people trying to pull off something really difficult (Chris Tucker acting like a cop))

But the individual characters at the building seemed too similar pull off any tension comedically. i'm kinda rambling at this point, but i just don't see there being enough flavor in the movie for this to work well. at least Eddie is doing adult flicks again tho.

At least Eddie's not making another kids movie, although I think this will be more "Showtime" or "I Spy" than BHC or 48 hrs.

amped

Eddie was really funny. He's still got "it."
Jay Hernandez was funny
Stiller was funny in a relatively straight role.

Affleck and Broderick had their moments.

Alan Alda does smarmy like few other. He's fucking great.

Tea Leoni.Man. Funny and hot as fuck. Mr. Duchovny you are on notice. Slip if you want to.

Gabourey Siddibe was aight. The Jafakin accent she was running around with worked my last nerve. Yardies are gonna be pissed.

Overall, B. Decent time. Dunno if this will be the final theatrical cut.

Didn't go cause I had to work. Who has a screening at 11:30am? WTF?

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Don't expect a wall-to-wall Eddie Murphy fest, as he doesn't really show up until about the 40-minute mark

But he was still funny, although I suspect fake armchair activists will be upset about the return of Con Man Eddie

I also thought that Stiller was fine as long as he stuck to the straight man role... but he got annoying when he started his usual comic mugging

Michael Pena (not Jay Hernandez) was also quite funny, but to me the scene stealer was Matthew Broderick

Alan Alda was also fine as the bad guy, and Tea was fine for her plug-in role

I didn't think Gabby had much to do but was okay

Aside from the plot/laws of physics issues I thought that every character aside from Stiller and Alda was a nitwit... a lot of laughs were generated from that idea, and this kind of comedy doesn't call for character development, but it was still a thought that dawned on me as I watched

I was entertained, though. Brett Ratner's direction didn't annoy me as much as it usually does, so that was a plus...

But yeah, Ed was quite funny... I know some of yous won't be happy until he's up there screaming "motherfucker" every other word (HARD R, SON!!!!!) and doing that laugh of his (which he says he can't really do anymore), but this PG-13 Eddie was fine just the same...

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I kept thinking "This can't be easy filming during a parade."

Ben and Eddie in the dangling car was impressive too.

Overall the movie was cool. Fluff but cool.

Nice seeing Eddie back to being Eddie.

I wish it was a hard R. I can see a bit of old Eddie but overall the film is somewhat unforgettable. Everyone held their own though. I too was impress with the directing. I actually liked the serious aspect of the story more than the comedy. Don't know why? I wanted to get the know the characters more.

It was funny when it was supposed to be funny, the stunts were appropriately thrilling, and overall it was a fun ride with a great payoff. Everybody hit their marks and it was, thankfully, pretty fast-paced. Also, kudos for the plot not being hackneyed. I'd give it a solid A-/B+

I might have to catch this on a matinee....

There are directors, and then there are traffic managers

People here are giving him credit for managing traffic

Which does not necessarily mean he's a good director

And like I said about the movie itself, there are gaping plot holes and logic questions throughout, some of which may or may not be attributable to cutting for time

That said, the movie is still entertaining in spite of itself, and the fact that Eddie's only in it for the last hour or so, mainly because of the solid work from Eddie, Matthew Broderick, and (to a degree) Stiller

A matinee is actually the perfect call

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Then we came to the end...

>I might have to catch this on a matinee....

Don't pay full price for this piece of shit with Eddie simply doing a hood version of donkey.

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it was very entertaining,good family flick. BUT umm Eddie Murphy playing a role Charlie Murphy has mastered over the years!?!?! I wish they had cast Charlie it would have been 10x funnier.


Shit happens

that ending was a piece of shit though. In the hands of a competent director this movie could have been awesome. I hate movies where it just seems like its a rush to end. WTF happened to all of the characters at the end? What happened with Eddies character? Broderick? fuck!!@##

just a disappointment.

It was black market
It was a room full of talkative family

But I notice we will shut up for a good movie

With that it did inspire a long discussion on how to off load that gold
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You cannot hate people for their own good.

..'cause you're not gettin' that gold out of there in less than an hour

the cast was surprisingly bearable in this film. too bad the story was weak ass hell.




..and miles to go before i sleep...

It has a few moments but is just not that good overall.
Grade C

Movie was going pretty good until the end of the movie but they painted themselves into a corner with the heist with the car in the elevator having me wonder how the heck would they get the car out the building? Did I miss something but how did the car end up in the pool? And how did they get back in to get it?


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Just the idea there are people who get paid to bring shit like this to the screen is offensive to anyone with even a half ounce of common sense.
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Okay they couldn't pull the heist off with the car but when Ben Stiller found the hidden records (nevermind it was implausible that no one would find it hidden in the glove compartment) he could have had one of those John Grisham moments where he is able to negotiate everything he wanted for his people from the government before turning over the book.


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"naive as the dry leaves on the ground looking past the trees to the blue sky asking 'why me?'" -Blu

so dude had the entire car, working parts and all, made of gold *rolls eyes*

wasn't nothing about that mess fixable... had it been even a little bit funny that might have counted for something.

Just a total mess... par for the Eddie course


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