'Last Breath' A Review

Last Breath is an action/thriller based on the real-life loss and rescue of a deep sea diver. Duncan(Woody Harrelson), David(Simu Liu), and Chris(Finn Cole) are saturation divers who work to maintain undersea gas pipelines. On a rotation heavy storm activity causes a technical malfunction that results in Chris being cut off from the ship with limited oxygen.

Harrelson, Liu, and Cole(who kinda has the least to do) are all compelling and competent, its not the kind of movie that requires a tone of acting but Harrelson and Liu have the presence, as do the supporting cast, to give the story appropriate stakes and also dimension to the characters, not a ton as the focus is on the events, but enough for us to be invested.

Mostly practical filming, whether on location or in tanks/on sets, makes for a pretty process-driven tactile feel, which is perfect for the subject matter. It appropriately evokes the environment and the risk. If there's a detraction its that at 90 minutes it feels a bit rushed and ultimately we aren't as invested as we could be in the characters as we don't get to see them much outside of crisis mode. Still holds the interest.

A tight, relatively low budget, adult flick focused on process, no frills. 

Currently available to rent on most VOD platforms, streaming on Peacock.

Rent It.