Lift
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): January 12, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
40
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 21 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
13
Negative:
6

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Screen RantPatrice WitherspoonJan 12, 2024
Packed with great action sequences and a cast that is committed to each other and the script, Gray's latest is creative and fun enough to hold attention. Read full review
60
The Irish TimesDonald ClarkeJan 12, 2024
The attempts to get us interested in fictional NFT art are no more successful than the international cabal of idiots’ efforts to draw us to the real thing. For all that, there is a sort of honest energy to Lift that deserves just a sliver of respect. Read full review
60
Total FilmMolly EdwardsJan 11, 2024
A fun if by-the-numbers heist movie that brings the laughs, but doesn't stand out from the crowd. Read full review
60
The GuardianAdrian HortonJan 11, 2024
There’s plenty to keep many viewers watching for its 1 hour, 44-minute runtime. But given the bare characterization for everyone and the total lack of chemistry between Hart and Mbatha-Raw (despite her best efforts), not enough to elevate Lift above its many forgotten peers. Read full review
50
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriJan 15, 2024
There are bits and pieces of Lift strewn throughout that hint at the better movie it could have been with some inspiration and discipline. Read full review
50
TimeStephanie ZacharekJan 12, 2024
You can’t ask for more from a winter diversion—even if you wouldn’t wish for less. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comChristy LemireJan 12, 2024
Lift is as generic and forgettable as its title, the kind of glossy, empty action picture that Netflix just keeps pumping out, whether we need it or not. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperJan 11, 2024
This is a classic example of a well-made, big-budget action movie that is less than the sum of its parts. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeJan 11, 2024
Lift doesn’t seem to trust viewers enough to withhold details. It’s too insecure, too eager, too anxious to be mysterious. Its tricks are not so much revealed as word-vomited through clunky exposition. Read full review
50
IGNJan 11, 2024
Despite a talented cast and great director, Netflix’s Lift proves to be an exceedingly unremarkable heist film. Read full review
40
The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeJan 15, 2024
Perhaps aware of the limitations of the screenplay, director F Gary Gray deploys an irritating arsenal of flashy camera moves and sleight-of-hand edits, but these only serve to emphasise the emptiness of the spectacle. Read full review
40
EmpireBeth WebbJan 12, 2024
By stifling Hart’s seasoned comedy-fuelled charisma, this overly stylised crime caper is a turbulent ride. Stay for Mbatha-Raw’s righteous action skills, which should propel her to bigger and bolder things. Read full review
40
The TelegraphEd PowerJan 11, 2024
Kevin Hart just about gets by. but Netflix's heist thriller falls down thanks to its terrible CGI, nonsensical plot and mismatched casting. Read full review
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