Tower

  • U/A (INDIA)
  • 2013


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$ 36 Million
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Positive Reviews 62
Average Rating 4.0/5
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4.2
The result comes as close to being a feel good movie about senseless violence as anyone is likely to get. Av Club
3.8
The unfocused finale stymies an otherwise richly engaging portrait. Indie Wire
4.0
Still, if youre engaged with the film the only reasonable reaction is horror and a queasiness at American gun culture. We Got This Covered
4.5
The end result is nothing short of a heartbreaking masterpiece of cinema. Austin Chronicle
4.0
Maitlands craft and aesthetic make the film an experience worth seeking out. Paste Magazine
4.4
Once in awhile, though, you see a documentary that creates its own distinctive aesthetic while still honoring the subject. Rogerebert
4.0
An animated take on a real horror.A rotoscope animation retelling of a mass shooting, on the face of it, may sound rather incongruous as though it is .. IGN
3.8
Animation seems an odd means of addressing such a grim tragedy, but it gives Maitland the creative freedom to effectively tell a suspenseful, harrowin .. The Globe And Mail
3.8
Tower is an impressive piece of innovative documentary filmmaking. One Guys Opinion
5.0
The problem of civil violence gets worse and worse, but the toys get better and better. v Chicago Reader
4.4
The actors intonations are almost clinical, and the visages of those animated figures remain fairly impassive. Mark Reviews Movies
3.5
Laramie Movie Scope: Tower A multimedia look at a historic mass murder by Robert Roten, Film Critic November 25, 2016 This mixed media movie about the .. Lariat
4.0
This unique melding of the real and the unreal probably shouldnt work, but the animated reconstructions are agonisingly intimate. Radio Times
4.0
Instead, Simonischek delivers a thoroughly winning performance, the 70 year old Austrian actor possessing both the humour and the melancholy quality o .. Independent
4.0
(The way Maitland does it wont be spoiled here; suffice it to say it packs a real emotional wallop.) The Wrap
4.2
BOTTOM LINE A haunting re creation of a first of its kind tragedy. News Day
3.5
On August 1, 1966, a troubled Vietnam veterana trained sniper with a cache of weapons impressive by todays standards and virtually inconceivable 50 ye .. Film Journal
4.0
Using actors (subsequently animated) reading the real life accounts of the victims and witnesses, the film is as taut as a thriller but also creative .. The Guardian
4.0
The power of the film creeps up on you like a lucid dream that is heart wrenchingly sad. The Guardian
4.4
The mix works fantastically, as Tower effectively dramatizes the horrors of the day with a uniquely humanist perspective. Q Network
4.2
Thats a story worth telling, one worth remembering, and what makes Tower a must see. Ew
4.0
Any initial doubts one might have is understandable given pop cultures association of animation with light content. Salon
5.0
This is a remarkable and profoundly moving film with a desperately important message for those reasons and more it demands to be seen. Flim List
4.5
Intensely detailed and delivered with great care, Tower is a film that really packs a punch. Eye For Film
4.0
Sadly, there are many documentaries about mass shootings, but few are as searing and groundbreaking as this one. Common Sense Media
5.0
Using animation allows Maitland to bring a personal element to the story. Sf Gate
4.0
The animation, by Craig Staggs, has a sharp imaginative specificity, and the complex interweaving of styles turns the film into a horrifying true crim .. New Yorker
3.1
Tower conveys the humanity of its subjects, but its ultimate lack of outrage does too little to honor them. Slant Magazine
3.5
A bystander rushes to help Claire Wilson in this scene from Tower..(Tower Documentary/PBS) Keith Maitlands Tower, a creatively envisioned but intentio .. Washington Post
4.0
And while there may be all sorts of sociopolitical and psychological explanations for why movies are so violent, its also just an easy way to keep peo .. The New York Times
4.0
A slow burning joy of a film that delivers dark, outrageous laughs and some genuinely touching moments. Express
3.8
The first and second acts are riveting in ways that resemble an effective action picture, weaving drama, violence, tension, and uncertainty. The Film Stage
4.4
Its a wholly convincing mosaic that makes you temporarily forget about historys long view. Boston Globe
3.8
Robin: An animated documentary about the first mass school shooting in the US sounds kind of strange, but in the hands of a talented animator and docu .. Reeling Reviews
4.5
Robin: An animated documentary about the first mass school shooting in the US sounds kind of strange, but in the hands of a talented animator and docu .. Reeling Reviews
3.5
This gear shift, coupled with an increased use of TV news footage, effectively places us even more firmly in the action just in time to watch two dari .. Hollywood Reporter
4.0
But the directors most powerful aesthetic choice is his eventual shift from animated actors to real people, as the story moves from the day itself to .. Los Angeles Times
4.0
Call it political if you must, but its the sort of observation that lets the tragedies of the past resonate with fresh, devastating clarity in the pre .. Variety
3.8
Its just that Sandy Hook is still fresh and raw in our minds, and given the devastatingly young age of its victims, I wonder if a documentary about th .. Consequence Of Sound
4.0
Unlike a conventional history documentary that reveals the final outcome before explaining how it occurred, Tower tells its story in real time through .. Cine Vue
3.0
Alexander Payne could perhaps cope theres a touch of About Schmidt, with added belly laughs but itll likely be diluted down to a simplistic crowd plea .. Games Radar
4.0
When a heroic passerby describes feeling a cold spot the size of a grape between his shoulder blades while moving through the line of fire, its far to .. The Stranger
3.8
Tower is a groundbreaking triumph for both documentary journalism and art. Cleve Land
4.0
Its a sad, scary thought.But though Tower is a sobering movie, and anyone who says otherwise clearly fell asleep about four minutes in director Keith .. Refinery 29
5.0
TOWER, a partly animated documentary by Keith Maitland, tells that story in real time from the perspective of the eyewitnesses who lived it. Killer Movie Reviews
5.0
The result is a remarkable film that deserves an Academy Award nomination for best documentary. Chicago Sun Times
4.0
1 of 1 2 of 1 Fifty years ago, long before Americans grew blase about mass murder, Charles Whitman took an arsenal to the top of Austins University of .. Straight
4.0
This is a movie about the innocents.Maitland uses the animation to expressionistically convey their stunned perspectives, whether dropping out backgro .. Metro New York
2.5
It was a place of art and creativity.It crashed into horror and shame. Tony Mack
4.5
Its also emotionally shattering, a feat of imagination, but also a feat of empathy. New City Film
3.8
Overall, though, this is gripping nonfiction cinema containing thrills and a point. Sf Examiner
4.0
In addition to being as close to a you are there document of an incident that the NRA would probably rather we forgot, Tower also works as a study of .. Sf Weekly
3.5
The films portrait of pain, perseverance and heroism lingers beyond the borders of time and colored hues. Cambridge Day
4.4
Turns out it was only the beginning of a very dark chapter in Americas history. Seattle Times
4.0
Hes up in the tower!.Keith Maitlands affecting, documentary ish film The Tower recounts the fraught two hours before, during and after Americas first .. Pgh City Paper
4.5
Tower is one of the most original and effective documentaries I have ever seen. Leonard Mal
4.0
Those animations swirl in and out, replaced occasionally by archival footage and photographs. The result is immediate, gripping, suspenseful, and at t .. Vogue
3.5
Most notably, it recalls the horrific event through animation matched with re enacted recollections, which works better than anyone could have imagine .. Roger Cat
3.0
Its a gut punch, this reminder of reality amid so much of its rotoscoped opposite. Bk Mag
4.4
Tower mourns the dead as much as it heralds the heroes, without whom there would have been an even greater loss of life. La Movie Boeuf Wordpress
4.0
Yet a calm sadness permeates the narrative as well as forgiveness. Ncr Online
4.0
This section is less strong that the extraordinary animated portion, but it doesnt stop Tower for being a must see. Austin Movie Blog 360
4.5
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