Lift

A thief plans one last heist -- though hardly for the typical reasons -- in this offbeat drama. Neicy (Kerry Washington) is a stylish, well-dressed young woman who maintains an air of intelligent arrogance in her part-time job as a window dresser at an upscale Boston department store. Neicy has a ...more

Lift is a compelling crime drama and a frequently moving tale of an intelligent young woman's struggle with career choices and family relationships. It's also a treatise on rampant consumerism and its influence on black culture. While screenwriter DeMane Davis and his co-director Khari Streeter occasionally lapse into predictable melodrama, their film is slickly produced and smartly written enough to overcome its flaws. Its chief asset is the strong cast, particularly the lead performance by the ...more