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Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: "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. Read more
Maggie Lee, Variety: Kim 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. Read more
Michael Nordine, Village Voice: Even at its best, The Tower is beholden to unearned emotional payoffs. Read more