This is a low-tech version of "Ocean's 11," with another likable cast, a loathable villain, and a laudable cause. A wealthy shyster has squan- dered and lost billions, including the pension plan for the hard-working staff in The Tower, his ultra-elegant, supremely secure high-rise. It's fun to watch some earnest amateurs try to get their pensions back!
Here is the gold-plated cast:
- Eddie Murphy ("Chicago") has to be bailed out of jail; none of our heroes knows how to steal, so they need his professional advice.
- Ben Stiller ("Tropic Thunder") is the extraordinarily efficient manager of The Tower, organized, resourceful and loyal. It's that loyalty that drives him to even the score.
- Matthew Broderick ("The Producers") is a trader who just lost everything: his wife, his kids, his job, and now his home...but he sure has a knack for numbers!
- Michael Peña ("Crash") is a former Burger King counter man; he has just been hired to run an elevator in The Tower.
- Alan Alda ("Flash of Genius") is the penthouse-dwelling scumbag behind the Ponzi scheme.
- Casey Affleck ("Ocean's" franchise) cares more about the pending birth of his first child than he does about planning a robbery.
- Téa Leoni ("Ghost Town") is a smart FBI agent who has nothing but contempt for the crook who just might be getting away with it.
- Gabourney Sidibe ("Precious") is an immigrant from Jamaica. Her papa was a locksmith, so she learned the trade...
- Stephen Henderson ("The Good Heart") is the long-time doorman who gives us a face and a heart which represent all the powerless victims of Wall Street.
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Here is a link to a preview:
http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi226663961/
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Here is a link to a preview:
http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi226663961/
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