{"id":23943,"date":"2021-05-01T12:52:53","date_gmt":"2021-05-01T12:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shows4.com\/?p=23943"},"modified":"2021-05-01T12:52:53","modified_gmt":"2021-05-01T12:52:53","slug":"oxygen-review-alexandre-aja-crafts-a-claustrophobic-and-twisty-sci-fi-thriller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shows4.com\/?p=23943","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Oxygen\u2019 Review: Alexandre Aja Crafts a Claustrophobic and Twisty Sci-Fi Thriller"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Netflix movie will keep you guessing until the end. The challenge of the single-location film offers clear benefits and disadvantages. On the one hand, the stakes are built in. You\u2019ve got a limited amount of air in a single place, the setting is inherently claustrophobic, and you\u2019re likely racing against the clock. Audiences can quickly understand and invest in the situation. The trick of it all is how to keep the film interesting when you have limited room to maneuver and only a single actor on camera. Your thrilling premise can quickly devolve into a tedious gimmick. To the great credit of director Alexandre Aja, screenwriter Christie LeBlanc, and actor M\u00e9lanie Laurent, their new movie Oxygen always keeps us hooked as they\u2019ve wrapped the premise in layers of mystery where we\u2019re compelled not only by our protagonist\u2019s survival, but also the particulars of her situation. The great joy of Oxygen is finding out how the filmmakers will keep the story going and what new twist they\u2019ll reveal to fuel the plot.<\/p>\n

A woman (Laurent) wakes up in a cryogenic chamber. The chamber\u2019s on-board computer MILO (Mathieu Amalric) informs her that she only has 33% oxygen remaining and that the number is dropping. The woman cannot remember her name or anything about herself, but she\u2019s determined to use the tools around her to survive.\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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