This movie has its problems but almost manages to overcome them with a compelling concept, quick pace and plenty of plot twists. Then a hugely unsatisfying conclusion, that gets dumber the more you think about it, short circuits all the dramatic and emotional tension of the story and reemphasizes all those problems you originally overlooked.Paul Stanton (Dermot Mulroney) is a New Mexico prosecutor whose daughter (Mia Stallard) is dying of a lung disease. Frustrated with America's transplant bureaucracy, Paul leaves his daughter and wife (Diane Kruger) behind and heads to Mexico, following a shadowy lead on a black market set of lungs. After being put through the wringer, Paul eventually unravels the mystery of "organ tourism" and is forced to confront the question he's been denying through the whole ordeal. Exactly how far is he willing to go to save his daughter's life?Now, Paul and his wife have essentially no personality other than their deep concern over their daughter and the first half of Inhale is littered with expository flashbacks that ultimately prove to be unnecessary. But the crisis facing the couple is so easy to identify with and Paul's pursuit of his daughter's salvation is so earnest and fraught with so many challenges that you don't really mind the characters being two dimensional. And the flashbacks end just as Paul's search for some lungs kicks into high gear, which allows the annoyance over their pointlessness to wash away.At this point, Dermot Mulroney's strong performance as a desperate father lost in the labyrinth of Juarez, Mexico has been enough to carry the film along as he races the clock to save his daughter. It's a simple, believable dilemma that holds your attention and the plot has been just unexpected enough to leave you anxious to see how it's all resolved. Inhale then races toward an ending which implodes in its stupidity. After hewing pretty close to realistic drama, the story dives deep into melodrama at the finish and then decides to skip over all the anguish and fallout the melodrama is meant to create. Paul Stanton is quite ludicrously put in the position of having to choose to save his daughter's life by killing another child but we don't get to see that decision made or any of the immediate consequences of it. The movie just cuts away to days or weeks later to let us know what Paul decided and then, like 30 seconds later, Inhale simply ends. The entire motion picture has been a boulder rolling downhill toward Paul's big decision but instead of giving the audience the crash its been waiting for and deserves, they're handed a wet noodle denouement and then kicked out of the story like it's an apartment and the viewer is 6 months behind on the rest.Oh, and at the end of this movie, Paul knows everything there is to know about this illegal organ-selling operation. He knows names, faces, locations, crimes and the way this thing ends, there's no reason in the world why Paul wouldn't or shouldn't go to the authorities and blow the whistle on the whole murderous scheme. Yet, the organ-sellers let Paul walk away, apparently trusting this now grief-stricken gringo to keep their secrets. And as Inhale ends, that's seems to be exactly what Paul did. These filmmakers clearly thought they were casting Paul as this tragic hero with their conclusion, but what they did was make him an accomplice to evil.A lot of good movies have flaws and what makes them good is that something about the story or its presentation transcends or overpowers those weaknesses. Inhale does the opposite, highlighting and exaggerating its problems until they can't be ignored. This film isn't a disaster but it is very disappointing.

I'm not usually one to write a review for a film I have seen but then again there are very few films i have seen recently that have had much to shout about. Inhale however, needs to be seen! An absolute must for anyone looking to watch a film with depth. It provokes debate and raises ethical issues that any parent could be faced with.Certain films can be circumstantial with unrealistic story lines but i found myself watching this film thinking i would have done exactly what the lead character did. Furthermore, the subtle way in which the plot evolved and finally reached its climax kept me on the edge of my seat from the minute it started right through to the closing credits.I love to watch films but there are very few i can recollect without being prompted, Inhale however, has joined the ranks of some of my most memorable films of late.Its a such a shame it hasn't received the kudos it so deserves. A fantastic film that will be the topic of many water cooler moments for months to come!

This film got no press but it is well-written, has a great cast/performances, and an ending that's a knock-out. Dermout Mulroney gives a dynamic performance as a father who is pushed to the brink to help his dying child. Diane Kruger is equally as good as a mother squeezed to the breaking point. The film is intense and fast-paced. The direction is FANTASTIC. The Music is well-done and the art direction sets the tone. Rent it. You won't be sorry.The story is about a young couple who's daughter need a lung transplant. Everything seems hopeless until their Doctor gives them a lead that takes the desperate father into Mexico, to buy his way onto their donor list. But what he finds both surprises and shocks him. And he is faced with an impossible choice. IT IS A GREAT MOVIE!

How far will you go to save your child's life? That is the question that Paul Stanton, a public defender (Dermot Mulroney), is faced with when his daughter, Chloe, is in dire need of a new set of lungs and it looks like she will die before she can get a transplant in America. Diane Kruger plays Diane Stanton, Paul's Wife and Chloe's mother who spends most of the movie looking worried for her daughter.The movie explores the dangerous, poverty stricken part of Mexico near the US border and the underworld of organ transplants bought on the black market. Paul Stanton finds out that a man he knows, James Harrison (Sam Shepard) had once needed a new heart, had mere months to live & despite never having received a transplant according to his medical records, was alive years later and now off the transplant list. After a confrontation, Harrison admits that he received a new heart from Mexico and was contacted by the mysterious Dr. Navaro, drove to the border, paid $100,000 & was drugged & awoke with a new heart. He doesn't know how to contact the Dr. which sets Stanton on his journey to Mexico to find the illusive Dr Navaro so he can secure an illegal transplant for his daughter, whose condition is worsening and is close to lung failure.The movie follows Stanton through Mexico as he is put in different dangerous situations in his pursuit to save his child. What is he willing to do to save her? Will he risk his own life? Risk the lives of others? Kill someone to make it happen?These are all questions answered through the movie as the audience watches Stanton do what he feels he needs to do in Mexico to get lungs for his daughter, Chloe.In the end, the lead character is faced with a true question about morality and what he is really willing to do to save her - He went to Mexico with the idea that he would do ANYTHING but when confronted with something so horrific, will he really make the right decision & really, what IS the right decision?The ending may seem unrealistic to some & realistic to others but no one really knows what decision he or she would make if put in a similar situation until he or she is actually in that situation.I give this movie a 7/10 - the acting is fantastic and the story is engaging and suspenseful enough to hold ones attention.