Line #0 YMMV/TowerHeist


1	* HilariousInHindsight: Considering how the movie project began as a "heist on Trump Tower" plot back in 2005, by 2023 where Donald Trump's financial empire [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_civil_investigation_of_The_Trump_Organization is facing state-level civil lawsuits for lying]] about his property values - including Trump Tower itself - makes this movie rather prophetic.
2	** That they ''filmed scenes'' for this movie at Trump Tower adds more irony to it.
3	* MagnificentBastard: [[BenevolentBoss Josh Kovaks]], manager of the luxury apartment complex "The Tower", learns of Arthur Shaw's plan to swindle all the building's workers out of their pensions. Vandalizing Shaw's prized Ferrari in retaliation, Josh gets fired and begins [[KarmicThief plotting a heist to take back what was stolen]] from the other workers. Forming a team, Josh tricks the FBI who arrested Shaw into thinking Shaw's trial would take place on Thanksgiving, allowing the crew to break into the Tower. Diverting the attention of the new manager by having him think his wife is going into labour, Josh and his crew find the safe they meant to plunder empty but that Shaw's Ferrari is made of solid gold. Taking precautions to protect himself in case he is arrested, Josh has the Ferrari hidden in his cohort's apartment, before later hiding it in the penthouse pool. [[TakingYouWithMe Using Shaw's ledger as leverage in the trial]], Josh secures the freedom of all his fellow workers, himself only spending two years in jail, and having his employees divide the parts of the gold Ferrari amongst themselves.
4	* MoralEventHorizon: While you can argue Shaw crossed it before the events of the film, the moment that truly cements it is Fitzhugh's reveal that he would have known he was in financial trouble a year ago, long before Lester came to him with his savings. He knowingly stole the money of an old man he pretended to care about under the pretense of "investing" it, instead lining his pockets with said money to keep up appearances. Even after Josh confronts him over Lester's attempted suicide, Shaw [[LackOfEmpathy shows zero remorse over what he did]].
5	* RomanticPlotTumor: ''Barely'' subverted by Josh and Claire, in that they don't actually get the opportunity to date and fall in love, and the relationship really ''can't'' go anywhere because of how the film ends. [[spoiler:At least, in the theatrical cut. Deleted scenes on the DVD/Blu-Ray, reveal that after Josh’s release, he resumes life where he left off including pursuing his romance with Claire.]]
6	* TearJerker:
7	** Mr. Fitzhugh's descent into poverty, while somewhat lightened with some laughs, is still gut-wrenching. Even Josh pities him to the point of trying to let him keep his apartment a little longer and even letting him join in on the heist.
8	** Lester's attempted suicide after he realizes Shaw swindled him out of his retirement funds is not remotely PlayedForLaughs. That fact that Shaw knew this even when he knew he was finished is what pushes Josh toward the heist.
9	* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: This is a silly heist comedy featuring Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy...that also features issues like corporate corruption, greed, and the inequities of the criminal justice system, made not long after the Great Recession.

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