The Tower Reviews
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Top CriticKim Ji-hoon overdoses on visual fireworks in a way that smothers any human drama mustered by the sprawling cast, whose marquee names are treated as mere icing on the cake.
February 1, 2013
David Noh
Film Journal International
Film Journal International
There are exploitation films and then some, but this Korean twin-tower disaster epic takes the cake for callously evocative imagery and sentimental schlock.
January 11, 2013
"The Tower" may be skillfully executed as an effects-laden opus, but its miniature portraits in courage are ultimately too jerry-built to feel like anything but filler between the combustive set pieces.
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| Original Score: 2/5
January 10, 2013
Even at its best, The Tower is beholden to unearned emotional payoffs.
January 10, 2013
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