‘Oxygen’ movie review: A claustrophobic film experience that breathes due to Melanie Laurent’s grit

Director Alexandre Aja, with the ample help of his lead actor, weaves together a tale that keeps you interested mostly, save for the underwhelming last few minutes

It’s almost as if French filmmaker Alexandre Aja knew what the situation in India would be like during the second wave of COVID-19. His latest film revolves around a protagonist who wakes up in a medical cryo unit and must race against time to rebuild her memory before she runs out of oxygen. . The protagonist, played by an emotive Melanie Laurent, does not even know her name for most of the film. She’s just referred to as unit number 0267; she might have been someone popular in real life, but out there, she is just a number.