“Lift” (**1/2 out of four) was a sturdy if generic action comedy about a master thief (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) and her ex-boyfriend (Kevin Hart) who team up to steal $100 million in gold bullion being transported on a 777 airplane flight but various other friends and players (Vincent D’Onoffrio, Jean Reno, Sam Worthington, and others) get in the way. Fast-paced and efficiently directed by F. Gary Gray but it gets overly mechanical and contrived after a while. Hart’s effortless likeability and charisma and strong supporting cast give this a significant boost.