Lift (2024)

TROYE SIVAN and VIVEIK KALRA Three Months (2022)

I was expecting a 'Run-of-the-Mill' Netflix movie... but it was actually an entertaining heist movie, with Kevin Hart going against type in a slightly more serious role.

VIVEIK KALRA in lift (2024) trailer

[ INDIAN MALE FCS ] - part 1.

Avan Jogia (1992) -  Born in Canada | Gujarati Indian, English, German, and Welsh descent

Dev Patel (1990)  - Born in England, U.K. | Gujarati Indian descent

Himesh Patel (1990) - Born in England, U.K. | Gujarati Indian descent

Karan Brar (1999) -  Born in Washington, U.S. | Punjabi Indian descent

Rahul Kohli (1985) -  Born in England, U.K. | Punjabi Indian descent [mother is from Thailand and father is from Kenya]

Shantanu Maheshwari (1991) - Born in India | Marwadi descent

Suraj Sharma (1993) - Born in India | Malayali Indian descent

Tiger Shroff (1990) - Born in India | Turkish, Bengali, Gujarati and Belgian descent

Viveik Kalra (1998) - Born in England, U.K. | Punjabi Indian [British-born Indian father] descent

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THREE MONTHS (2022)

Three Months (2022) dir. Jared Frieder 

Lift

Lift    [trailer]

Follows a master thief and his Interpol Agent ex-girlfriend who team up to steal $500 million in gold bullion being transported on an A380 passenger flight.

Feels derivative and implausible. While not unsual that movies like this include ridiculous story elements. They usually at least make an effort so that the viewer can somewhat suspend his disbelief.

At no point do you get the feeling there's an emotional connection between Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Kevin Hart.

The maybe funniest thing is giving Jean Reon's character the name Lars Jorgensen. And I enjoyed the Venice sightseeing at the beginning.

Lift - Movie Review

TL;DR – It may not be original, but it needs to be said that Lift failed to launch. ⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 2.5 out of 5. Post-Credit Scene – There is no post-credit scene.Disclosure – I paid for the Netflix service that viewed this film. Lift Review – Historically, I have tended to have a better time with the sort of films that Netflix has been championing as of late because even if they are not high…

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10 things I thought about while watching LIFT (2024)

It boasts a cast so star-studded that they could probably outshine the $500 million in gold they're trying to steal. It's a shame the charisma of the actors can't elevate the film as high as their lofty heist ambitions.

It delivers a last-minute twist that feels like a desperate attempt to distract you from the visual unpleasantness and cheap aesthetic that plagued the preceding scenes. It's like putting a sparkly bow on a gift you never wanted.

The film's visually unpleasant and cheap aesthetic is a bold choice, as if the director said, "Why bother with cinematography when we can just throw gold bars at the screen and hope for the best?" Spoiler alert: it didn't work.

The forced romantic subplot between Cyrus and Abby is like trying to convince yourself that airplane food is gourmet cuisine – unconvincing, and you're left wondering why you even bothered.

The third act of Lift requires you to suspend your disbelief so often that it feels less like a heist film and more like a crash landing into the realm of implausibility. It's as if the scriptwriter's favourite word was "magic" – as in, "Let's just magic our way out of this plot hole."

Kevin Hart stars as Cyrus Whitaker, a master art thief who, unfortunately, couldn't steal the show. It's like casting a Chihuahua as a guard dog – adorable, but not exactly intimidating.

Gugu Mbatha-Raw's character, Abby Gladwell, seems determined to catch Cyrus, but I'm more determined to understand why she'd pursue a man who, according to the movie, constantly mutes his own charisma. Talk about questionable life choices.

The film's heist, set mostly in two planes and an air traffic control tower, is hampered by the blandness of its sets. It's like watching a magic show where the disappearing act involves the excitement disappearing from the audience.

F. Gary Gray's past credits include classics like Friday, Set It Off, and THE ITALIAN JOB (one of the greatest heist movies to exist) but with Lift, it's like he decided to take a break from craftsmanship. It's the cinematic equivalent of a Michelin-starred chef serving instant noodles.

For a thriller spending most of its third act in the air, Lift struggles to ever get off the ground. It's like a plane that forgot it was supposed to take you on a thrilling ride and decided to taxi around the tarmac indefinitely.

It’s a tearjerking story about a Pakistani Muslim immigrant-born British boy who loves American rock-n-roll legend Bruce Stringsteen.

It’s a quintessential intersectional story. One of those rare biographical stories that is well-written. My eyes watered at the end. MUST WATCH!

Blinded by the Light (also known as Music of My Life) is a 2019 British comedy-drama film directed by Gurinder Chadha. It was inspired by the life of journalist Sarfraz Manzoor and his love of the works of Bruce Springsteen. It stars Viveik Kalra, with Hayley Atwell, Rob Brydon, Kulvinder Ghir and Nell Williams. 

Blinded By the Light (2019)

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Acting from some characters was a bit meh at the beginning, but there were so many powerful scenes that I was willing to look past it. This was such a wonderful quasi-jukebox musical. It was such a joy to watch and I had quite a few moment that led to near tears.

Wonderfully made, and I especially loved real life Javed and Roop photos at the end. Watching it made me smile. They made it.

Watch this movie if:

You have a questionable relationship with at least one (1) parent/caregiver

You like The Boss

Similar titles:

Yesterday (2019) (the Beatles circlejerk)

Sing Street (2016) (mysterious girl makes local loser start a fake band, full of 80s music)

Follow the source link to 116 gifs of Viveik Kalra in the movie Three Months (2022). Viveik Kalra (born 1998) is a British actor of Punjabi Indian descent, known for his breakthrough role in the coming of age film Blinded By the Light. These gifs were made from scratch, please don’t claim them as your own. Trigger warning: kissing

Film after film: Three Months (dir. Jared Frieder, 2022)

Sivan is a surprisingly effective lead of this pleasanty low-key and sweet, though heavily formulaic film. The hook is fresh: Sivan has three months of waiting ahead of him, until he knows whether he's hiv-free. What is built around it varies in quality. There's the mourning trope: his mother (Landecker, great) left him with his grandparents after his father died. She's mostly absent and then is brought for one scene that makes her miserably unlikeable. The grandparents, played by the power duo of Burstyn and Gossett Jr., are grumpy but empathetic and loving. There's the best friend and a new crush, both of whom struggle with their own tropey shit. What sticks out though is how those relationships overlap and create priorities in the protagonist who sometimes chooses badly and then sees the consequences. It's a smart and pleasantly-looking (this animated intro!) film, you know, more or less, everything that will happen throughout, but it's anyway immensely watchable.

“Oh, Merlin, tell me, does THE ALCHEMIST get what he deserves?” He is in THE DEATH EATERS & OPEN to finding out. 

— he walks through the world as ;

name → severus snape pronouns → he/him identification → cis male year of birth → september 1959 - september 1960 face claim → viveik kalra blood status → half-blood sexual orientation → up to applicant occupation → potioneer at mr mulpepper’s apothecary in knockturn alley future information → traitor to the death eaters, eventual member of the order of the phoenix

— he is best described as ;

DARK and GLOOMY like that of a closed off lab. The SOLITUDE one finds when alone in their room, a LONER who prefers to get lost in HISTORY than the present day. He’s a SHARP TONGUE poised in defense, ready to FIGHT the threats that come his way. An OUTSIDER who shaped himself to fit in with the crowd. With a COLD HEART, he TURNS his BACK on those who once offered him a hand.

— his story starts with ;

Severus Snape always believed himself to be the smartest person in the room. He was the only born child to a Muggle, Tobias Snape, and a witch, Eileen Prince, who lived in Spinner’s End. From a young age Severus had been a curious boy, preferring the company of books and journals to the children that lived near him. Unusual for someone so young, Severus enjoyed the peace and quiet that came from being alone. No siblings to follow him around, no friends to continuously pull him away from his books, his room became a sanctuary of silence and Severus thrived in it. Despite his mother’s worries that he should start making friends, he stayed put with his abnormally large nose buried deep in his books. Finally realizing her words were falling on deaf ears, Eileen left him to his room, especially as time went by and Tobias grew colder. A man that never saw fatherhood in his future, Tobias spent most of his time in Spinner’s End wasting away with a glass of whiskey in hand. The only acknowledgement he’d give to his family was a scolding for the littlest of things. Severus grew to hate his father and his Muggle side, though he was never brave enough to admit that to Tobias, and instead let the feelings fester year after year.

With his father being the result of his disdain for all things Muggle, Severus leaned heavily into his wizarding side of the family. His thoughts were if Muggles could be this cold and cruel to their own blood, what were they like towards strangers? He enjoyed his sheltered life, not even realizing what else the world had to offer to him. Locked in the four walls of his room, Severus tried to drink in as much information as he could. To Severus, knowledge was power and if yielded correctly, he could do anything. His lonely world changed though the day he met LILY EVANS [former friend/object of affection]. Passing her by chance on the street one day, he extended a rare hand of friendship. A Muggle-born witch, Lily had no knowledge of abilities she possessed, let alone anything of the Wizarding world and Severus was more than happy to fill her in. Normally one to stick to his own devices, the wizard enjoyed the complete awe on Lily’s face as he spoke of magical creatures, wizarding shops, and most importantly Hogwarts. They became inseparable, spending many afternoons sitting by the lake near Lily’s home exchanging stories. Soon enough when September 1st rolled around, they were both boarding the scarlet train to school.

Quickly being sorted into Slytherin, he had to watch from his table as Lily anxiously made her way to Gryffindor, her new house and his rival. The jealousy that flowed through him as he watched her make new friends, unbeknownst to either of them those new friends would become his biggest enemies. The idea of spending their Hogwarts years together came crashing down but Severus distracted himself by befriending his roommates, JASPER AVERY [close friend] and LARKIN MULCIBER [close friend]. They formed a close knit trio, targeting those they deemed less worthy of magic with pranks. Having a rather silent childhood, Severus enjoyed his roommates' company in small doses, often finding his nose back in a book when they weren’t around. His loner attitude is what drew a target on his back to JAMES POTTER [adversary], SIRIUS BLACK [adversary], REMUS LUPIN [adversary], and PETER PETTIGREW [adversary]. Known as the Marauders, they were famous amongst all the students. And Severus could only sit back and watch as even Lily wasn’t completely immune to their charms. Severus could feel his position in her life fading away the closer she got to the Gryffindor boys.

What had started as a curious eye following the boys whenever they approached Lily at the Gryffindor table, it quickly grew to an obsession. James, the Marauders ringleader, was the first one to show signs of dislike towards Severus and his little gang of brothers quickly followed. Words would be exchanged and more often than not spells would follow. Severus truly despised James; he was arrogant and egocentric and Severus had no idea how someone like that could capture Lily’s affections so quickly. Years had put a heavy strain on his friendship with Lily, although they both tried to keep it alive but the differences in friend groups grew too strong. In his spare time, the Slytherin found himself trailing the boys, determined to prove they were hiding something. Never in his wildest of dreams did Severus ever think he’d owe a life debt to Potter. A horrible prank orchestrated by Black to invite Severus along turned into the Slytherin coming face to face with Lupin during his werewolf transformation, a stag being the creature to rescue him from his classmate during the full moon. It wasn’t until meeting with PROFESSOR DUMBLEDORE [former headmaster] that he discovered the stag had been Potter in his animagus form.

The result of the disastrous prank had the wizard keeping his distance from all the Gryffindors, pushing himself into his classwork, excelling in DADA and Potions specifically. Though spell invention was something that came as a surprise to him. The Levicorpus spell had quickly become popular, and not knowing Severus was the creator of the charm, James used it to humiliate him in front of Lily and his friends. That was the day the last thread of their friendship fell apart, not taking into consideration the crowd that had gathered the Slytherin had uttered the horrid word ‘mudblood’ as Lily attempted to defend and help him. Things happened too quickly and the only thing he could remember was watching Lily turn her back on him forever. After that Severus fell further into the crowd of Slytherins, welcoming the invitation from Larkin’s older brother to meet with a wizard known by the name, THE DARK LORD [leader] after graduation. Fueled by how things ended in his last years of Hogwarts with the Marauders and Lily, the Half-Blood wizard signed himself up for the cause. 

Having secured a job at Mr. Mulpepper’s Apothecary in Knockturn Alley, Severus had found himself unsure of the cause until he was thrust into the spotlight. His first significant mission had him teaming up with his fellow Death Eaters LUCIUS MALFOY [acquaintance] and REGULUS BLACK [acquaintance] at the Yule Ball of 1983 that had ended in a disaster after they failed to kill the proper target. He was then sent to retrieve a prophecy that had previously failed to get in the Dark Lord’s grasp, from the Fountain of Fair Fortune with Regulus and ALEXANDRA ROSIER [acquaintance]. Thankfully that mission had turned around in their favor and he had been branded with the Dark Mark as a reward. Having been instructed by the Dark Lord to lay low after the Summer Solstice ball, Severus has been busying himself with his work. The potion making is tedious but it has kept his mind occupied to think on the decisions that have led him to 1986. He felt he had been making the right decision in joining these dark crusades at the time but now things have mellowed, Severus was giving more time to think about things and what having this tattoo etched into his arm will mean for his future.

— he is a LEVEL 7 WIZARD & readied for war ;