150 Word Review: 'Last Breath' (2025)

Under the sea

Mar 26, 2025

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I love submarine movies and real-life stories of blue-collar heroism. Last Breath combines these subgenres into one compact thriller about experienced deep-sea divers fighting to save the life of a fellow diver trapped at the bottom of the ocean—a dangerous job.

Finn Cole stars as Chris, a young man with a beautiful fiancee who promises her he'll be fine. Whoops. He ends up stranded and unconscious on the seabed, surrounded by endless darkness. Hollywood stars play his loyal crew mates: old salty dog Woody Harrelson is Chris' mentor, and Simu Liu is The Best There Is. He's no-nonsense AND handsome.

Mark Bonnar is the boss who cares in the control room, helping out the boys down below. Director Alex Parkinson wants us to panic a little. The underwater action is absorbing; the diving bell is claustrophobic. This is a nail-biter, pure competence porn, a fast-paced rescue picture about teamwork.