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The idea was good, the atmosphere is fantastic, and that's it.

Some of the dumbest characters I've ever seen in the movies and a weak ending. Come on!

I really enjoyed this little gem when I stumbled onto it.

It was a fresh concept that got straight into the action, it showcased characters through their exploits rather than having some clumsy method of character building but most refreshing was that the two main protagonists were clever and quick thinking. There wasn't the usual 'why in god's name would they do that' stupidity or similar frustrations. Just decent robust characters trying to figure stuff out.

Okay, the set up did telegraph the ending a little but I found the film thoroughly entertaining and if you like well made 'survival' films then this is defo worh checking out

I think the idea and concept is good but without spoiling the movie too much, here's my take ( I am writing this fresh after watching )

By the middle it was VERY predictable what might happen. They tried to build on the main characters and for us to feel for them, but I hardly felt any emotions, the buildup simply wasn't strong enough.

On the issue of selfishness + selflessness, other survival based movies have touched on this Heaps better. District 9, Train to Busan etc. just to name a few off my head.

I like the idea of a dangerous fog over Paris, the trailer was very captivating, as was the first half of the movie, then it goes wayside very quickly.

in all I would say it was a wasted opportunity. There was a great missed potential here. It centers only on so few characters yet I do not feel much for them, and at the end of the movie, you are left with no answers to the greater whole .. good Concept, but too shallow

5.5/10 at best for me.

The ending ? No explanation, nothing. I am actually speechless.

It started off as a drama and then went full thriller on me. Since I had not read what I was about to see (it has a cool sounding title doesn't it?) on Prime, I was quite surprised, because I thought this was going to a diffeerent direction. No matter if you are as weird as me and don't read up on the movies you're about to watch or come prepared, the movie is really gripping.

Tension is high throughout, even in moments when I think, that wasn't too clever now was it, the movie still holds a grip on me. And the characters try and do their best considering the situation they find themselves in. Certain things may be a bit too neatly tied up (like the old couple), but overall this would be nitpicking. Just enjoy the thrill and keep guessing where this heads next ... no pun intended

'Just a breath away' is a French disaster survival film.

Sarah suffers from Stimberger Syndrome, a rare disease that affects the immune system. She's been living in a bubble inside her parents' apartment for 12 years. On return from Canada, her Dad, Mathieu tells his wife Anna there is hope for Sarah, but they will need to move to Canada where technology exist to help her.

An earthquake releases a toxic gas that rises up and settles just below the top floor of their apartment building. Mathieu and Anna had to leave Sarah to flee to the top story, where they stay with an elderly couple whilst waiting for the gas to clear. With no electricity, they can't charge the batteries powering Sarah's bubble, and Mathieu and Anna realize they desperately have to find a solution.

There's suspense all the way as they embark on a mission to save Sarah, and themselves, and face one obstacle after another. The the film is fast-paced and there truly never is a dull moment. Thanks to excellent visuals, well crafted suspense, good performances, unpredictability and a good script, I was captivated from beginning to end.

This movie started out as a great idea good actors could've been an outstanding movie the story is a great premise but the movie simply had no organization nothing is explained and it doesn't even lead one to make any conclusions at all. Running around with two oxygen tanks that seem to last way longer than realistic.

If you're reading this mid Covid crisis, watch this. It's almost as if the writers knew what was about to happen two years later (2020). I don't want to say anything more to avoid spoilers. But very well made and acted. Tough to watch if you're sensitive.

(Caught it on Amazon Prime BTW, and just thought I would give it a whirl. Glad I did.)

The movie begins with an exciting and unusual accident . Audiences expect something strange happens like monsters and gaint creatures and so on. But we see a logic vision entire the movie. the storyline is vague. Why that happens? the smoke. where is it from? the story focuse on family ties and how the want to save their lives. I expect more unusul things. Anyway, That is not a bad movie. a middle-range movie movie. 6 out of 10 is good for the movie.

A good story. A good premise. Decent characters, who we don't really get to know.

Not much of a resolution. Other than the old couple, who are great, not much to hang your hat onto.

What an unsatisfying film. A mist appears after an earthquake and kills people. Children in tanks with a certain health problem are also in the film (we will never know why). Actually, we will never know what this mist is or why it is released (or I am just too stupid to understand). The film lacks pace, logic, good actors, intelligent dialogue, etc., but at least it has a lot of mist. The ending fits perfectly with the whole film. It is bad and again: unsatisfactory. For the rest. What's with that poorly done CGI dog? Did they have some budget to spare and thought: Hey, how about a bad dog chasing the protgonist and forcing him to jump into the river? That could be funny. I wish the film was funny. But it wasn't at all.

This is a very good film that avoids all the trite elements of a sci-fi or survivalist story. The characters are sensible and likeable and the story is really good. Check this gem out folks. You won´t regret it.

John

This is one of those apocalyptic movies that makes you think that if this planet ever did have enough of humanity and it's toxic ways, it could quite possibly eradicate us all without too much trouble. This time, it's Paris that gets the end of the world treatment as a deadly mist emanates from the ground and permeates all the houses killing all it meets. Luckily, "Mathieu" (Romain Duris) and his family live in a higher-rise and so can live above the fog that has consumed all below them, but for how long? He hasn't just himself to worry about, either, as his wife "Anna" (the very sparingly seen Olga Kurylenko) and their bubble-wrapped daughter "Sarah" (Fantine Harduin) are also there as are his parents. Gradually, the water and the power stop working and they both have to get to street level and forage for food - amidst an increasingly dog-eat-dog (or whatever they can find) environment. What chance survival when the gas starts to rise? I like Duris, I think he's an engaging actor who usually delivers and here he takes an admittedly not very remarkable script and turns out a character that we can empathise a little with. Initially I did wonder if it wasn't a little unfair that the posh folks in the penthouses would all be spared, then I twigged that it was their role to die slowly of starvation and/or thirst - so that was ok. It can't have had much budget and so nobody is going mad with visual effects which I thought gave it a slightly more menacingly authentic look to it, and the scenes at the end reminded me a bit of "Titanic". It just goes to show that Hollywood needn't have a monopoly of existential drama, and this one is better than most, I'd say.

I wasted 1:40 of my life, Some scenes are too dumb, Why the dog is alive?