LAST BREATH

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(True Underwater Rescue)

This movie tells. The true story about the rescue of deep sea diver Chris Lima who survives for 29 minutes without oxygen, as his lifeline gets tangled and his ship is blown off course by raging seas.

Woody Harrelson is an aging diver who is on what he expects to be his last dive as he becomes one of the rescuers.

A problem with the movie stems from it being 1,000 feet under sea and very dark. Chris’s chord gets tangled in the pipes of an undersea structure and the crew needs to figure out how to get him loose as his oxygen runs out.

The other problem is that you know he is going to survive.

The decompression chamber looks like the inside of a spaceship and the ship’s interior with all its computers looks like mission control.

Last Breath

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(Black crime/comedy)

This goofy movie is for those who like something a bit different.

Ed Harris plays Vincent a retired criminal living the good life in Falmouth, Massachusetts, with his clueless second wife and her equally naïve son.

At 4:00 a.m. one morning his son shows up at the door with his pregnant girlfriend and Vincent’s former wife.

It takes half the movie to figure out their relationships and why they are there.

The “family” deals with past and present problems until Bill Murray finally arrives and we discover why he’s been tracking them down.

The moment of truth is as crazy as you will ever see.

You may hate this movie or, like me, go along with its quirky characters and plot.

* * ½ Sci-Fi

(Dark Comedy Adventure)

Robert Pattinson plays the title character who takes on deadly assignments in this sci-fi disaster.

He ends up dead every time and is immediately cloned. When we meet up with him, he is on number 17.

Off he goes to a snowy planet after surviving a close call. His bosses think he is dead, so they cloned him, and we now have Mickey 17 and Mickey 18.

The two try to kill each other at first but then team up to save the creatures on this snowy planet, fighting the bosses (Mark Ruffalo and Toni Collette) who ought to be ashamed of themselves for appearing in this mess of a movie which goes on way too long

AVON

THE ROOM NEXT DOOR

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(Academy Award Nominee-Tilda Swinton)

Tilda Swinton was up for an Academy Award for the role of Martha in this emotional relationship movie.

Martha reconnects with old friend and writer Ingrid (Julianne Moore) as she is dealing with cancer. They become close as Ingrid helps her deal with her disease.

The two leave the city to spend quality time in the country as Martha asks Ingrid to aid her in her very difficult decision.

The two actresses give brilliant performances, resulting in a movie that will tug on your emotions, your faith and your intellect.

I'm Still Here

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(Oscar Winning Brazilian Drama)

The true story of Eunice Paiva, a Brazilian mother raising five children as she deals with the government as it removes her husband from his house and family.

Brazil is on edge as the military takes over the government and violently questions and tortures people they believe to be enemies of the state.

The tense drama portrays Eunice’s strength and determination as she attempts to find out what has happened to her husband while doing her best to keep her family together.

Much of the movie takes place along the streets parallel to Rio’s famous beaches.