Release: The Tower

The Tower
Genre: Biography/Crime
Director: Scott Cooper
Writer: Roy Horne
Cast: Jesse Plemons, Michael Pena, Lucas Black, Florence Pugh, Elisabeth Shue, Richard Brake, Ethan Embry, Brett Cullen





Budget: $28,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $30,000,013
Foreign Box Office: $28,121,093
Total Profit: $5,971,224

Reaction: Can't complain about a profit from an R-rated mid-budget biopic about a controversial figure. While far from the studio's most successful biopic, it did far better than the most recent one, Decrescendo.

"Jesse Plemons has long been a favorite supporting actor of many writers and directors, but here he is given the chance to shine in the leading role and he does not disappoint. He gives a chilling performance, perfectly capturing Whitman's descent into violence." - Glenn Howard, Total Film

"There are some truly horrific scenes in Scott Cooper's latest film that are sometimes hard to watch. Scenes like those of Whitman reflecting upon his crimes against his mother and wife are sure to have audiences talking." - Jeff Stockton, The Roundup

"Jesse Plemons is so good as Charles Whitman that it became highly frustrating when the film's focus shifted away from him in the second half. We spent nearly every second of the film with him prior. Maybe the filmmakers were worried about us spending too much time with Whitman, but they made a mistake there, and the latter parts of the film suffer for it." - Ben Fullmer, Knoxville News Sentinel