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Oxygen won't quite leave you breathless, but it should leave you thinking -- and surprised. For this sort of movie, that's perhaps the most precious fuel of all.
Full reviewMélanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds) leads this claustrophobic sci-fi thriller from director Alexandre Aja (Crawl), following a woman's desperate attempts to escape a cryogenic chamber before her air supply runs out.
Oxygen won't quite leave you breathless, but it should leave you thinking -- and surprised. For this sort of movie, that's perhaps the most precious fuel of all.
Full reviewAs one might expect, much of the responsibility for keeping Oxygen compelling rests on Laurent, who runs through all the stages of grief, from denial to acceptance, as she thrashes against her high-tech prison.
Full reviewA clever, claustrophobic thriller that runs out of gas once it starts revealing its secrets.
Full reviewThe plot holes become apparent. Some are big enough to push an asteroid through. But it's an intriguing journey all the same...
Full reviewLaurent is terrific, deserving of top billing even were she not the only actor in sight.
Full reviewOxygen (2021) is available to stream in Australia now on Netflix.
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