Lift

Had the pleasure of seeing Lift at the Indie Cork Film Festival, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Based around 6 characters stuck in a lift, it mixes dry wit, dark humour, snappy dialogue and an interesting narrative structure and ultimately it's a very original film. It also is very touching at times, with an absolutely excellent performance from Gerard McSorley(and in fact the entire cast give great performances)! The film is quite stylized and at times feels like watching a play, but this doesn't detract from the film in any way. The plot never drags considering much of the film takes part in a lift and it keeps your full attention throughout it's running time(which is also not overly long and stays in tune with the pacing). Great production value too, with especially nice camera-work. It also never lapses into cliché which I felt is one of the best things about the film, which again goes back to the excellent plot/writing. If you get a chance to see this film do your self a favour and watch it, it's a really enjoyable watch and well worth your time if your at all a fan on dark/off kilter comedies or Irish made films in general!

Great watch all the cast where very good ,great storyline and acting well worth a watch 10/10

Didn't expect to see what I saw with this Film.. thought the confines of being stuck in an Elevator wouldn't be to my taste... so wrong... the characters are so defined pretty early on... then the back story hits you right between the eyes... the love, emotion, and family relationships are revealed and it is happy and sad... of course I didn't expect the action... how could there be action in a Film where people are stuck in the lift... this is where it shines.. I won't ruin it... I'm no spoiler... but the twists and turns at the end of this film, made it for me... I would like to see more from this Crew... perhaps a sequel in 10 years... Catherine Maguire

I went into this film not knowing what to expect, I mean a film all set in a lift meh doesn't sound to appealing. But I was happily and pleasantly proved wrong. This was smart and funny, and just really enjoyable. I'm not going to go deep into the film I'm not a critic but I will say this, if you're looking for a film to enjoy well then this is it, I enjoyed every minute of this flick. It's directed great, it looks great, and the acting is top notch. Go watch it.

On paper this film shouldn't have worked, being set in a lift, but actually because it's a part of our daily lives, it isn't all set in a lift and it leads to a very intriguing scenario of what would a person do if stuck in this situation with 5 other people! The wit between the characters (although cheesy at times) never appears cliché or forced due to the really good acting. I saw the film at a premier in the Royal Marine Hotel in Dun Laoghaire and it really went down very well. The plot was very well paced and the flashbacks between characters were very heartfelt and honest. Gerard McSorley, Fiach Kunz and Hannah Crowley put on a very good performance, but to be honest each person in the cast has their place within LIFT. For example the crush between Mick and Fiona is so cringy from the very outset that it actually makes his failed attempt to ask her out all the more enjoyable to watch despite the confines of being trapped in a lift, (naturally not helped by the dry wit of his co-worker, who certainly wins the award for worst wing-man of the year). Kealan Ryan who also wrote the story definitely has a noticeable witty empathy for all the characters and never allows for a dull moment. For a movie made on €30'000, it's most definitely a nice triumph for all the cast and crew involved and for me was a very surprisingly engaging and gripping tale between the characters which I did not expect. I definitely think more is to come on a larger scale for all the actors and production team who worked on this film.