Monday, February 26, 2024
Lift
Lift is a big heist movie like the Fast & Furious franchise but it has moved on to jet planes instead of muscle cars. Renowned international art thief Cyrus (Kevin Hart) & his skilled crew seems to be always one or more steps ahead of the authorities. Interpol agent Abby Gladwell (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) has had a past run in with Cyrus & is hot on his trail again. However, when a bigger problem threatening innocent lives surfaces, Gladwell is forced to enlist the aid of Cyrus & crew to highjack $20 million in gold bars being transported by plane. Just like the F&F series, this is a lighthearted romp with some crazy action thrills & some deceit that you may not see coming. Sam Worthington, Vincent D’Onofrio, & Jean Reno are among the supporting cast. If this film does well, I️ can see another heist being drawn up for a follow up. This film is more of a guilty pleasure show, not great but fun entertainment.
Alien gives it 2½ “NFTs” stars out of 4.
