1/16/2011

1st look at Brett Ratner's 'Tower Heist', starring Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy

There've been no shortage of negative comments regarding Tower Heist, the latest buddy action comedy from Brett Ratner. First of all...it's Brett Ratner, so I'm pre-programmed to be against it. It also stars Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy as a pair of regular guys looking to get back at an unscrupulous Wall Street banker by robbing his high rise penthouse. The only positive it has going for it is the supporting cast, which includes Gabourey Sidibe, Michael Pena, Alan Alda, Tea Leoni, Matthew Broderick,  Casey Affleck, and even Dave Chapelle in likely a minor cameo role.  For that reason alone I'm holding out hope. 

The first image of the film has been released, which Entertainment Weekly was nice enough to scan for all of us to see.  You can check out that image below, of the crew apparently planning for the big heist.