“Elevate” (** out of four) was an unfocused and meandering melodrama about intertwining stories focusing on a series of characters and their crisises in life; an overweight elevator switchboard operator (Angela Matemotja), a group of others (Kristina Mitchell and Jeremiah Jahi) who are trapped in an elevator, an abusive and oppressive boss (Kit Williamson), etc. Potentially intriguing story of characters and their intersections in life is too limited in its storytelling structure and its emotional power. Good performances can’t “elevate” it