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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