Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on February 2012

When the meticulous manager (Ben Stiller) of a prestigious NYC apartment building learns that the penthouse occupant (Alan Alda) has stolen through a ponzi scheme the pension funds of all the building’s employees, he thinks they should break into the unit to retrieve the loot. Or something. Since none of them are burglars, they enlist the help of a questionable “crime expert” (Eddie Murphy, back in form). This commercial product kind of works as a screwball caper comedy, but the plot is just too preposterous—and the heist plan too dumb—to really get behind. Great cast.