Last Breath – Budget of $23.8 million – 1 hour and 33 minutes
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Chris Lemons spends time with his fiancée, Morag, planning paint colors for their baby’s room. Morag expresses concern about Chris’s job as a saturation diver, but Chris thinks it’s cool. He reassures Morag that everything is okay before driving to Aberdeen Harbour. Chris greets friends on the ship and learns from fellow diver Duncan that they have a new Captain. Then, teammates tell Chris that ‘Vulcan‘ is joining them on this dive. Chris knows the name but previously thought the man was a myth. The divers meet with their coordinator, Craig. Craig divides the divers into four teams of three. Duncan, Chris, and the ‘Vulcan’ – whose name is Dave – are on team A. Chris introduces himself to Dave. Dave gives a brief hello with a cold shoulder. Chris boards their pod while Dave talks to Duncan. Duncan legitimizes Chris’s background and capabilities before they board the pod.
The men spend time in the pod while the crew pressurizes it to prepare for their dive. After some time, each team makes the dive in their pod. They will be near the bottom of the ocean for over 3 weeks. They will take turns repairing the gas pipeline. Civilians will have cold homes without their work. They dive, and Craig chooses Team A to go to the subsea manifold first. Chris and Dave will dive while Duncan monitors their umbilical cables and air levels from above. Duncan reveals this is his last mission because the company wants him to retire. So, he wants a good dive. Dave instructs Chris to follow his lead. Duncan opens the hatch, and the water rushes inside. He knows it’s a sign of a 20-foot swell above. Craig confirms Duncan’s suspicions, but the team continues.
While Chris and Dave work on the manifold, they don’t know what’s happening above until the umbilical cable retracts without Duncan’s assistance. The thrusters on the ship failed, and the vessel, connected to their pod, drifts further into the sea. It’s pulling the pod off course. Duncan tells Dave and Chris to return to the pod immediately. Dave and Chris climb the manifold as the ship pulls. Then, Chris’s umbilical cable snags on the manifold. Duncan warns Chris that his cable will snap under the strain. Knowing that the vessel will pull him before he can help Chris, Dave tells Chris to climb the manifold after the cable breaks. He can’t save Chris if he can’t find him. Chris attempts to give his final words to Dave, but his cable breaks. Chris falls, and the ship pulls Dave away. Dave rejoins a somber Duncan. They can’t rescue Chris until the vessel stops drifting. Chris has 10 minutes of air before he dies. Can the vessel’s crew stop the drift so Dave and Duncan can return to save Chris?
Based on the Last Breath documentary, this movie only gives the audience a brief moment to understand the characters and their work (FTC Affiliate Disclaimer). However, it’s enough to have you waiting with bated breath as they count down Chris’s air supply. Your heart will drop when the countdown changes from ‘time with air’ to time without it. The movie combines actual footage in the film to immerse you into the state of panic everyone feels. It didn’t need to glamorize the work because the danger speaks for itself. The camera work doesn’t make you the diver but turns you into a fish in the ocean. You swim around the divers while they work and struggle. The script allows the audience to understand the vessel crew’s pressure during a system shutdown, especially with a new captain. They silently agree to do anything to return to Chris and save him. This film will take you through a roller coaster of emotions without crass humor. Don’t be surprised if you pray at the end with a smile. This film is a must-see in theaters. It’s time these brave divers and crew get recognition.
I give it 5 out of 5 stars
Here we find ourselves at the bottom of the world – Craig
I’m not giving Morag a shoebox – Duncan
Dave, you okay – Chris
Once that door closes, everything else outside is a distraction – Dave
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