French movie "Respire", directed decently by Melanie Laurent starts out OK and sets up a strangely brooding story. Although the runtime is only 90 min the middle of the movie feels quiet and ineffective. Emotional tumult and cyclical behavior is on full display and the story pulls together to become more involving the towards the end. A good cause-and-effect explanation and rule-of-thumb on display is that emotional struggles at home generally manifest outwardly in social coping whether it be acting-up, acting-down, seeking help or closing up from damaging emotional situations. Anyway give the movie a mixed OK - 6/10; mildly recommended.
