Lift (2024)
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”A skilled heist crew, led by Cyrus Whitaker, attempts to steal $500 million in gold from a high-flying passenger plane.”
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It seems that heist stories raise the bar higher and higher to impossible levels: each one must be riskier, more unbelievable, and crazier in its premise. As a perfect example, this film by F. Gary Gray (Fast and Furious 8). In Lift, we follow the thief Cyrus Whitaker (Kevin Hart, in an unusual role more inclined to action than humor), who is discovered by authorities. His only way out to avoid jail is to gather his accomplices and execute an impossible heist: stealing 500 million dollars in gold mid-flight at 12 thousand meters altitude. It's an incredible concept that, while executed in a somewhat generic manner, maintains interest in its eventual resolution and features an international cast clearly designed to appeal to audiences from all continents. Among the names, we find Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Loki), Vincent D’Onofrio (Daredevil), Spanish actress Úrsula Corberó (Money Heist), and French actor Jean Reno (The Professional), among others.
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An international heist crew, led by Cyrus Whitaker, race to lift $500 million in gold from a passenger plane at 40,000 feet.
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