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‘Tower Heist’ Occupies Big Screen

Eddie Murphy makes the comic caper worth the time of the 99 percent.

 
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Ben Stiller plays an apartment building manager who is ripped off by penthouse resident Arthur Shaw (Alan Alda). Stiller and the other swindled employees (Casey Affleck, Matthew Broderick, Michael Pena and Gabourey Sidibe) plan their comic criminal revenge in Tower Heist.

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After an FBI agent (played by Téa Leoni) leaks word of a large stash of cash in Shaw's apartment, Stiller's character hires Slide, a two-bit cat burglar played by Eddie Murphy, to plan the heist.

The movie picks up with Murphy’s arrival, but I was hoping it would come sooner than 40 minutes into the film.

Tower Heist is smart, streetwise and sassy, mostly because of Murphy. Director Brett Ratner uses his ensemble cast to give the film an Occupy Wall Street feel. You want the 99 percent—the underdogs—to win.

The flick-o-meter gives Tower Heist four out of five.

Dinner

For smart, sassy pizza, try Gondolier Pizza's 19 different pizza toppings, in addition to a full menu of Italian fare and hamburgers, hoagies and chicken sandwiches.

Show Times

Digital Projection show times at Cartersville's Carmike Cinemas are 1:30, 4, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday have midnight shows.

About this column: Brett Martin is a familiar face in the Atlanta area. He was the Entertainment reporter and Road Warrior for Fox 5 and Good Day Atlanta for many years (1999-2007). Brett continues to be a film critic and a member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association. He has personally interviewed nearly every major movie star and academy award winning actor and actress over the past two decades. You can catch all his reviews and find out more about Brett on his two websites. His movie reviews can be seen at www.flickedup.com. His video production business, which specializes in online commercials, can be seen at www.brettervideo.com. If you have any specific questions contact Brett via email at flickmeup@gmail.com or friend him on Facebook www.facebook.com/brettervideo. You can also follow him on Twitter at @imbrettmartin. Related Topics: Food, Restaurants, and dinner and a movie
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