Oxymoron, isn’t it? The name is Lift, but the reception suggests something else. The film falls flat on OTT, as recent attempts to make one more comedy take a huge slap.
Now, the cast they have assembled is no less than an Avengers level, as Kevin Hart leads the path. Úrsula Corberó, Money Heist’s Tokyo, joins Hart along with Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Billy Magnussen.
So, it’s not the problem of the talent in the cast; the chef was just incapable of cooking something up with such good spices.
Talking about the statistics, it did have a solid start on the platform, managing to collect 32.8M views despite a 12th January debut. So, the film is doing fairly fine on the OTT platforms based on just stats, but that is not a determining factor for any film.
But, turn to Twitter (X still sounds awkward), the response is quite the opposite as Lift fails to draw any attention. The Italian Job, if you remember the name, was a 2003 comedy by the same director, and Lift sort of adapts the story but in an extremely bad way.
Hart, one of the brightest faces in comedy, bores the viewers with the same role again and again. Úrsula Corberó does pull off a good performance, but that is it. Even though the thrill of the film is really poor, it does look like a cheap copy of the heist genre.
Though the plot sometimes shines, the craft looks innovative once in a while, but that’s it. It definitely doesn’t come close to being a must-watch, as Lift just sinks in the ocean of mystery.
I watched this movie and I couldn't believe that I even finished it. Lmao WTF🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️ 3/10 bruh #LiftNetflix pic.twitter.com/SCjSx2Xu1C
— Shosho Light (@carolinespencer) January 13, 2024
Yooooooo that Kevin Hart movie on Netflix called Lift, I swear that was some of the best sleep I ever got
— LANDO M.Ed (@LandoSoReal) January 17, 2024
Guys, just finished #LiftNetflix. My advice to you is. you shouldn't pic.twitter.com/rojQJjZWUB
— 🥷🏽 (@plutoshxt) January 15, 2024