![]() Griffin and Jeff Nathanson ("Rush Hour2, 3") lay their foundation by giving various details about just what lengths building services go to for their wealthy residents and Kovacs almost pops a fuse when Charlie the Concierge (Casey Affleck, "Gone Baby Gone") fumbles a detail or General Manager Mr. Ben Stiller does his same old earnest high intensity schtick as Kovacs which works best in establishing scenes. The film has exactly three things going for it - a red 1963 Ferrari 250 GT Lusso, the under-utilized pairing of Murphy and Gabourey Sidibe ("Precious") and the funny/tough performance of Téa Leoni (Ratner's "The Family Man") as Special Agent Claire Denham. It's no surprise that the writer of 2001's "Ocean's Eleven," Ted Griffin, was involved as the film has the same basic template without the loose camaraderie of that film's cast. Robin Hood should seem very timely, but the lost savings of blue collar workers is just a springboard for director Brett Ratner (the "Rush Hour" series, "Red Dragon") to indulge in action comedy tropes as old as Eddie Murphy's box office draw. ![]()
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