Lift
Published April 18, 2025
Film info
- Title Lift
- Director F. Gary Gray
- Year 2024
- Run time 1hr 47m
- Genres Comedy, Crime, Action
- Tagline The heist begins at 40,000 ft
An international heist crew, led by Cyrus Whitaker, race to lift $500 million in gold from a passenger plane at 40,000 feet.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 1:46 | Fake ‘oner’ shot, we’re experts at this now. |
| 8:23 | Cute little pop up lifejacket for a stolen artwork. |
| 11:00 | Just had to google if Venice actually has a Thames barrier like that, and it does! |
| 14:29 | “We rescue works of art from undeserving owners.” |
| 23:45 | Two liars falling for each other is fun. |
| 31:12 | I mean, he’s not wrong that standardised education sucks. |
| 42:11 | I don’t think ATC tech is so good that they’d be worried about a plane blipping off and back on again. |
| 50:22 | Completely in love with Magnus and the endless optimism. |
| 1:03:40 | Poor Sandra. |
| 1:15:33 | So much nonsense, but it’s fun. |
| 1:25:19 | Still expecting the guy that didn’t get on the plane to turn up. |
| 1:33:31 | There he is! |
Thoughts
This movie, whilst a different genre and story arc, reminded me a lot of Back in Action - it’s entirely generic and uninspired, but quite fun to watch with a nice little cast of characters. The heist is absolute nonsense, and a lot of the plane detail was inaccurate at best. The plot didn’t always make sense, but if you put the problems to one side, it’s a fun, mindless watch. I loved Magnus and his optimism, and could watch him cracking into a safe all day. Not exactly a stellar piece of cinema but not the worst either!
Rating: 2 / 5