It's a perfectly functional way to spend 90-odd minutes, albeit without getting under the surface of the human terror that should be at the heart of proceedings.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 12, 2025

Parkinson’s no frills approach to telling a true story is what makes this a dynamic thriller with some staying power for multiple viewings. The movie says a lot without having to produce monologues or speeches.

| Apr 11, 2025

As Dad Movies go, this is still a good one. I can definitely see myself falling asleep on the couch to this some Sunday in the future.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 5, 2025

Last Breath is a largely gripping affair.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Apr 4, 2025

A curiously bloodless account of a real-life disaster that has moments of gripping tension punctuating long stretches of fatally understated business as usual.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Mar 31, 2025

While it’s rare to want a movie to be longer, it seems as if this story could’ve benefited from a little more development around the key personalities and the job, so there is a stronger connection with the audience.

| Mar 31, 2025

The key here is the authenticity, and no one seems more suited to telling this story accurately than the maker of the original documentary.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 26, 2025

Gripping from beginning to end, it’s a tribute to Last Breath’s effectiveness that despite a short running time and simple plot, the stakes are conveyed so well that you may be holding your own breath through sheer tension.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 24, 2025

After seeing it, I felt deeply lucky to be chained to a desk.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 19, 2025

Ultimately, Last Breath may not be a narrative surprise, but its excellence lies in its execution. [Full review in Spanish]

| Mar 17, 2025

Director Alex Parkinson, who co-directed a 2019 documentary about the incredible true story on which this film is based, makes an efficient fist of this breathless (literally) survival movie.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 17, 2025

It’s gripping stuff.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 17, 2025

Last Breath attempts to dramatise the incredible true story of deep-sea diving survival... but is anchored in place by unengaging stock writing that gives little reason for the viewer to care.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Mar 16, 2025

Will have you holding yours.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Mar 16, 2025

It gets you on the edge of your seat and wondering what's gonna happen next. Unfortunately, there is not enough character development and that hurts the story.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Mar 15, 2025

A sturdy, well-executed thriller—gripping in the moment but ultimately a one-time watch.

| Original Score: B | Mar 14, 2025

…tense, well-acted and makes a strong point about the dangers that workers face in unheralded jobs…the desire to be faithful to already unique material in Last Breath is to be applauded…

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 14, 2025

The deep, dark subaqueous world becomes the stage for a gripping survival drama. Parkinson and cinematographer Nick Remy Matthews understand this underworld realm as a place of gauzy slowness where dread unfolds at a measured pace.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 13, 2025

An unbelievable tale of survival told via great performances and a tense atmosphere, Last Breath is a gripping thriller that despite falling victim to thin writing, boasts good enough filmmaking to make it entertaining and poignant.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 13, 2025

This movie has a well-acted, compelling story to tell, with effective underwater scenes. It also serves as an introduction into the dangerous world of saturation diving -- where divers make complex repairs hundreds of feet below the surface of the ocean.

| Original Score: B | Mar 12, 2025