The Last Breath

When the long-hidden wreck of the battleship "USS Charlotte" is discovered, it proves a must-explore opportunity for a visiting collection of erstwhile college students. Initially, "Noah" (Jack Parr) isn't keen on taking them all, but when he discovers that his local bar-owning mate "Levi" (Julian Sands) is $36k in the hole, he teases the the cash from the arrogant ass that is "Brett" (Alexander Arnold) and so down they go. Initially, all goes well enough but you have to remember that a battleship is a large construction with loads of corridors, ladders, portholes and especially with this one - rust. As this entitled and hungover bunch of travellers enter deeper into the infrastructure, they also meet a problem a little more menacing. Sharks like it down there too, and they are hungry for some rubbery frat sandwiches. What with a maze of collapsing ironworks, the odd dead body and now these marauding man/woman eating fish, we are set for quite an underwater adventure full of squealing and screaming with acting and dialogue that had me wanting to sign up for my local adopt-an-elasmobranch society. The photography works quite well and it does generate a little tension, but the rest of it just hammy comic book stuff where the cast deserve all the chewing they get. The sparingly featured Julian Sands must have fancied a free holiday somewhere warm, else he had a tax bill to settle - otherwise this is entirely forgettable fayre that we've all seen before and won't need to see again. Perhaps it should have been entitled "The Last Gasp"?

When I stumbled upon this 2024 movie, I didn't know what I was in for. All I knew was that it was a new shark-themed movie that I hadn't seen, and thus I opted to sit down and watch it. Yeah, I do have a thing for shark movies, despite the vast majority of them being questionable affairs.

And imagine my surprise when I saw that this movie has Julian Sands on the cast list. He has always been one of my favorite actors, and it was quite a nice surprise to get to sit down and watch this last movie that he starred in. And knowing that he will not be making more movies, sort of made it a bit of an emotional affair to see him on the screen.

Writers Andrew Prendergast and Nick Saltrese put together an enjoyable and entertaining storyline. It was a pretty straightforward storyline, so you can essentially just lean back and watch the action on the screen whilst munching on some snacks. I like the concept of the storyline, which takes your average generic shark-themed storyline and adds a twist to it. I have to say that I was genuinely entertained throughout the course of the movie.

The acting performances in the movie were good. The only performer that I was familiar with on the cast list was Julian Sands. It should be noted, though, that they had a good ensemble of actors and actresses for the roles, and they performed well.

Visually then the movie was good. It wasn't the type of shark movie that make usage of stock footage of sharks swimming around, and that spoke well in favor of the movie. The sharks looks real and moves realistic, adding a lot to the overall enjoyment of the movie.

If you enjoy shark movies, like I do, then "The Last Breath" is definitely well-worth sitting down and watching. I was genuinely entertained throughout the course of the 96 minutes that the movie ran for, and it is a movie that I warmly recommend you to sit down and watch.

My rating of director Joachim Hedén's 2024 movie "The Last Breath" lands on a six out of ten stars.

Every summer, as sure as there will be lazy days at the beach, there will undoubtedly be a shark movie. This year sees a couple, including The Last Breath. Every shark movie since 1975 owes a bucket of chum to Jaws. Whether intentional or not, every movie where a dorsal breaks the surface pays homage to the original fish tale. Jaws is sublime, and its effectiveness lies more in the interest of characterization than waiting for a mechanical monster to pop up. The flaw in most shark films post-Jaws is uninteresting characters and the emphasis on cheap thrills. The Last Breath rides this flaccid wave. The film merely treads water enough to remind audiences that they could instead watch Jaws.

Full Review at Geek Vibes Nation.

In the British Virgin Islands, Noah (Jack Parr) and Levi (Julian Sands) discover the wreck of USS Charlotte which sank during WWII. The wreck is pristine after being buried all those years. Noah's college friends, Sam (Kim Spearman), Brett (Alexander Arnold), Riley (Erin Mullen), and Logan (Arlo Carter), have come for a reunion. Arrogant Brett insists on diving the unexplored wreck despite cash-strapped Noah's warning.

This is an average B-movie for the first half, maybe even the first two thirds. It's nothing special. The dive suits restrict the performances. There is the standard annoying character and people being stupid. Then the movie starts piling on some bad writing. When they go back to the surface, the sharks look worst and worst. Finally, there are a couple of really stupid shark scenes. It tries for awhile but it can't escape its bad shark movie genes.

I honestly don't understand the low rating for this movie, of course it will not win any oscars but the movie does not deserve a 4.6 rating.

There is no bad CG in this movie, the shark is really well made and does not look fake like what one hundred percent asylum movies do.

Not sure what the budget for this movie was but its very well made. Of course most of the actors are unknown but they do a great job.

You get the spoiled rich kid, and female doctor student, a bit of drama but not too much and a great design for terror.

The old military ship is perfect with the shark moving around and they are all trapped.

All in all this movie deserves a higher rating and is well worth a rental at least its a very enjoyable shark movie.