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There’s not too much you need to understand about “Lift” and its plot to decide whether it’s for you or not. Kevin Hart plays Cyrus Whitaker, who, in an effort to make amends for his previous crimes, leads an international heist crew to steal $500 million in gold that’s headed to a terrorist organization. The only problem is that he and his team will have to pull off the heist by stealing the gold from a passenger plane while it’s flying at 40,000 feet.

According to streaming data aggregator FlixPatrol, that’s a surefire recipe for success. “Lift” debuted on Netflix on January 12, and immediately rose to the number one spot on the streamer’s global charts. It remains number one in the UK and U.S. at the time of writing, but it’s also claimed the top spot in dozens of other countries, certifying “Lift” as a sure-fire success.

Again, at this point, we all know that Netflix viewers will pretty much watch anything, which makes deciding whether to give “Lift” a try that much more of a dilemma. Aside from the echoes of “Money Plane,” “Lift” feels very much in the vein of other Netflix action efforts like “The Gray Man” and “Heart of Stone.” These slick streaming movies are remarkable for the way in which they enter and leave your consciousness with the quickness of an expertly planned heist, leaving you with the uncanny feeling of knowing you’ve seen them but not remembering much, if anything, about what happens. So, is “Lift” yet another example of this bizarre modern phenomenon? Well, judging by the reviews, probably, yeah.