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39 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyThe Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyA smoothly engineered crowd pleaser.
- 75Orlando SentinelRoger MooreOrlando SentinelRoger MooreA winning "Robin Hood and his Merry Doormen" comedy about getting even. A cast of comedy specialists each deliver their comic specialties to perfection, delivering double-takes and one liners so well that you don't notice how clunky the actual caper in this caper comedy is.
- 70New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinNew York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinA shameless but exuberantly well-done caper comedy.
- 70Village VoiceNick PinkertonVillage VoiceNick PinkertonMore than the marquee names, the second bananas keep the movie bobbing along: Broderick's pharmaceutically vague hangdog act is perfect ("If you need me, I'll be living in this box"), while Peña turns out to be a fine comedian, an enthusiastically yipping dumb puppy here.
- 70Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzArizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzYou can't help leaving the film with the following thought: Man, it's good to see Murphy being funny again.
- 58Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumTower Heist is the cinematic version of a Trump property: overblinged, eye-catching, and essentially tacky.
- 40The New YorkerAnthony LaneThe New YorkerAnthony LaneToss everything you can find, starting with roughly diced plots, into the blender, press "Pulse," and pray: such appears to be the method behind Tower Heist.
- 40Time OutDavid FearTime OutDavid FearA set piece involving a skyscraper and a sports car proves he can induce sweaty palms, but one nail-biting moment and some much-misssed Murphy mouthiness won't keep you from feeling like you're the one being ripped off.
- 25Slant MagazineSlant MagazineDefiantly graceless, Brett Ratner deals in loudness, haplessness, obviousness, and, certainly, crudeness, reminding you of his directorial presence with such inclusions as a scolded kid who tells his disciplinarian to "suck it."