Tower Heist

Holiday movie season, the gift that keeps on giving

'Tower Heist'
By David Lee, Universal Studios
Nov. 4; Stars: Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Matthew Broderick

Plot: Thanks to a Ponzi scheme, a Wall Street businessman (Alan Alda) swindles tenants in a high-rise out of a heap of cash, so the building manager (Stiller) enlists a thief (Murphy) to help him steal it back.

Gift: It’s an early Christmas present for the “Occupy Wall Street” types.

Regift: Not counting voicing a donkey in the Shrek films, Murphy hasn’t had a big hit at the box office since 1996’s The Nutty Professor.

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A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas

Holiday movie season, the gift that keeps on giving

'A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas'
By Darren Michaels, Warner Bros. Pictures
Nov. 4; Stars: Kal Penn, John Cho, Neil Patrick Harris

Plot: Those slider-eating stoners are back for round 3, which finds the buds estranged after their last adventure. When Kumar (Penn) accidentally sets fire to the family Christmas tree of his pal (Cho), they go seeking the perfect one, running into assorted high jinks and, of course, Harris.

Gift: Harris playing an insane version of himself is always a hoot.

Regift: How many movie-goers still care about this duo seven years after they went to White Castle?

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