The new movie “Last Breath” is about the people in this world, who risk their lives to make a living. This true story is about three men who dive deep into the Ocean to repair gasoline pipes and are lowered to bottom of the Ocean in a giant container from a large ship. At the beginning of this movie, we are told that this is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. After watching this film, it was hard to believe that anyone could be brave enough or crazy enough to work a job like this given that the odds of death are so high.
Last Breath stars Woody Harrelson as Duncan Allock, one of the lead divers, Simu Liu as Dave Yuasa, and Finn Cole as Chris Lemons, the main focus of this story as the diver lost at the bottom of the Ocean. This true story was made into a movie because of the miracles that occurred while the crew of the diving ship first located and then attempted to save the life of Chris Lemons. The downside is that most of the searching for Lemons, and getting him back on board the ship was that this part of the story was at times rather slow and boring.
I was surprised during this story that given the extreme danger, the crew would attempt to travel to the bottom of the Ocean at night, during a storm. During this true story, it was shown that the storm was causing violent movements within the submersible container as the men were diving. It made no sense that a decision was not made to wait until daytime and when conditions were safer. I was also surprised that known actors Woody Harrelson and Simu Liu would agree to take these acting roles, considering the conditions involved and the extremely close quarters that are not for anyone even slightly claustrophobic.
The Rotten Tomatoes has an average of 77% with my rating at 72% and a mild recommendation to see this film mostly for the miracles involved in trying to save Chris Lemons.
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