Lift doesn't respect its viewers. Its story is confusing and generic, trying to mask its derivative simplicity with convoluted nonsense. There's cringey romance, corny tropes, limp villains, useless side characters, magical espionage, obvious exposition, dated plot elements, unearned wish fulfillment, and a minimal arc. Its dialogue is blunt, explanation-heavy, tired, and dull. Scenes are cliche, beats are contrived, and emotions are painfully forced. The low-effort acting is surprisingly stiff with unconvincing commitment, stifled charisma, no chemistry, and one-note range. There's not a single spark of enthusiasm or creativity. Thus, Lift is formulaic, perfunctory, and shameless.
Technically, Lift is soulless. Its direction is stilted, lazy, toneless, sanitized, bland, and empty. The imagery has flat lighting, unmotivated movement, and cluttered framing. Its editing offers apathetic transitions, clunky pacing, choppy combat, and monotonous momentum. The sound adds basic, tensionless action. Its music uses arbitrary and boring needle drops. The production design looks cramped, sterile, fake, and repetitive. Its cast's fame and skill are misplaced, underutilized, or completely wasted. The excessive digital effects are distracting, confining, glossy, and cheap. Overall, Lift is a disposable scam of a movie, something to be forgotten as it's on in the background.
Writing: 2/10
Direction: 1/10
Cinematography: 3/10
Acting: 3/10
Editing: 3/10
Sound: 4/10
Score/Soundtrack: 3/10
Production Design: 2/10
Casting: 4/10
Effects: 2/10
Overall Score: 2.7/10
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