This movie was odd--it was a mix of stern seriousness, drama, and action with mild out of the box type humor- however it just wasn't that funny and definitely not as funny as it could have been. There were a few laugh out loud scenes, or even laugh scenes... the rest was more...meh, wtf...not funny, more, just kind of stupid and cheesy. None of the actors really brought anything great to the screen, except maybe eddie murphy, and the female safe opener...though murphy's thief character with the mix of 'criminal' in him was a little too real and a little less funny..matthew broderick's character was so boring plain and lame that it you forget how he was ferris bueller once...ben stiller seemed stiff and washed out and just not that funny...the hispanic guy- lame one liners and the affleck person- just too stiff as well- all the characters and actors just didn't work well together ie with the way the script was written. Also no real relation to the characters or emotion for them

I had low expectations for this film, because Eddie Murphy has not made a good film in awhile, but I was really impressed. This was a good movie!

Maybe my expectations were too high, but I thought this movie could have been much better and much funnier. Actually, I only laughed a couple of times. It started out kind of slow and never really picked up much speed. The only scenes that made me chuckle were the ones with Gabourney Sibide. Other than that, nothing. I am a true Eddie Murphy fan and have enjoyed most of his previous work, but his acting in the movie was overdone and forced. He didn't come across as a natural like he has in the past. He seemed to be trying too hard. This would have been a good rental movie at Redbox for $1, but paying $8-10 at the box office is a rip-off.

The movie was funny and intense. The writing was excellent, sharp, witty, clever and fun. It was a new story. One most people can relate to given the current economy. It wasn't predictable and all the characters were likable in some way. The ensemble cast was very good. Actors I never thought of working together had a great chemistry. It's not really for kids as it has mild language and criminal activity, but it's very clean for an adult movie. Go see it. It's pleasantly suprising.

I saw a preview of Tower Heist a couple of weeks ago, I imagine that the final editing might cut a few scenes. I love to laugh and never expect plausible scripts from a comedy, I'm in it for the laughs and Tower Heist delivered big time! Impressive all-star cast worked very well together, good chemistry, wonderful character development as the embezzled hotel employees plot to recover their retirement savings from a Ponzi scheme con artist, with help from a small time criminal, played by Eddie Murphy. Beautiful New York City location scenes, including fall colors in Central Park during the Thanksgiving Parade, this is a big budget comedy that spared no expense. The movie was well paced with a great score, and the plot and characters were engaging and humorous. Nearly any comedy reaches a point of improbability, I won't spoil the plot for you, but the entire film is very well produced and funny. Suitable for all ages, nothing scary (aside from the ugly truth of Ponzi Schemes).