Ambulance

Name: Ambulance
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: April 8, 2022
Duration: 136 min
Rating: 55
Cast: A Martinez, Andy Favreau, Cedric Sanders, Chelsea Harris, Colin Woodell

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Universal Pictures | Release Date: April 8, 2022 | R

Starring: A Martinez, Andy Favreau, Cedric Sanders, Chelsea Harris, Colin Woodell, Devan Long, Eiza González, Garret Dillahunt, Jackson White, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jesse Garcia, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Keir O'Donnell, Moses Ingram, Olivia Stambouliah, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Summary: Decorated veteran Will Sharp (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), desperate for money to cover his wife’s medical bills, asks for help from the one person he knows he shouldn’t—his adoptive brother Danny (Jake Gyllenhaal). A charismatic career criminal, Danny instead offers him a score: the biggest bank heist in Los Angeles history: $32 million. WithDecorated veteran Will Sharp (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), desperate for money to cover his wife’s medical bills, asks for help from the one person he knows he shouldn’t—his adoptive brother Danny (Jake Gyllenhaal). A charismatic career criminal, Danny instead offers him a score: the biggest bank heist in Los Angeles history: $32 million. With his wife’s survival on the line, Will can’t say no. But when their getaway goes spectacularly wrong, the desperate brothers hijack an ambulance with a wounded cop clinging to life and ace EMT Cam Thompson (Eiza González) onboard. In a high-speed pursuit that never stops, Will and Danny must evade a massive, city-wide law enforcement response, keep their hostages alive, and somehow try not to kill each other, all while executing the most insane escape L.A. has ever seen.… Expand

Director: Michael Bay

Genre(s): Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 136 min

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Barry Hertz

Apr 7, 2022

Ambulance is here to remind you of the head-spinning delights of watching a genuine cinematic madman at work. This is eye-popping, ear-splitting, guffaw-inducing stuff that makes Red Notice look like the dumpster juice it truly is. Read full review

The Telegraph Robbie Collin

Mar 24, 2022

Speeding vehicles are clunked and donked into one another with xylophonic zeal, while the camera snakes and tears between them faster than seems physically possible. I mean it as a compliment when I say there are entire sequences here which look as if they might have been shot by a monkey in a jetpack. Read full review

The Film Stage Jordan Raup

Apr 6, 2022

While Bay’s frantic approach is a double-edged sword, delivering pure entertainment from the get-go while lacking in any particularly ingenious set piece, it’s a refreshing proposition to see him return to the basics of action filmmaking. Read full review

Jamie Graham

Mar 24, 2022

It’s a bonkers, ballistic, brain-numbing ride. Read full review

Mae Abdulbaki

Apr 13, 2022

While the film meanders for a bit and is longer than need be, it maintains a good balance between character dynamics and the thrill of the chase. And with a fantastic cast at its center, audiences will surely be entertained overall. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Apr 6, 2022

Jake Gyllenhaal is an A-lister for a reason, but he gives a one-note, screaming performance here and is less than convincing as an unhinged psychopath who seems to have a death wish. Read full review

IndieWire Carlos Aguilar

Mar 24, 2022

Bay’s latest reeks of falsehood veiled as righteousness. Read full review

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Amr898

Apr 9, 2022

The usual micheal bay movie, pretty **** dope and entertaining as hell, highly recommend

4 of 6 users found this helpful42

royalguy07

Apr 9, 2022

+Awesome thrill ride, no let up in the pacing and direction, a welcome return to form for Bay if familiar territory
+Stellar performances by the 2 leads, especially Jake G

A fun time all around.

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devgre

Apr 18, 2022

I have never done cocaine, but this film is what I imagine it must be like. An overwhelming and messy but still very entertaining experience, if you enjoy Michael Bay you are sure to enjoy this one!

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

GLADIADOR

Apr 9, 2022

Filme esquecivel com algumas cenas boas de ação, mas ele poderia ser mais curto e menos cansativo

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MarkHReviews

Apr 26, 2022

When you see Michael Bay (“Transformer” series, “Pearl Harbor,” “Armageddon”) listed as director in the opening credits, you know what you’re going to get: fast and energetic camera movement, fast editing and an epic sense of visual scale. It’s an approach to filmmaking that can causeWhen you see Michael Bay (“Transformer” series, “Pearl Harbor,” “Armageddon”) listed as director in the opening credits, you know what you’re going to get: fast and energetic camera movement, fast editing and an epic sense of visual scale. It’s an approach to filmmaking that can cause sensory overload. They call it “Bayhem” for a reason. Visually, “Ambulance” lives up to this expectation.

What’s typically lacking from a Michael Bay film is intricate plotting – okay, average plotting. What’s missing here is even the crumbs of a compelling narrative. In the course of a bank robbery, two of the robbers hijack an ambulance to make their escape. They drive around Los Angeles pretty indiscriminately for the 2:16 running time of this steaming mess. Bayhem ensues. Eventually the ambulance stops. Roll closing credits.

Danny Sharp (Jake Gyllenhaal - “Brokeback Mountain,” “Nightcrawler”) and Will Sharp (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II - “Matrix Resurrections,” “Aquaman”) are brothers. They are racially different, but brothers. We’re told repeatedly that they are a “real family.” Because Danny is a remorseless psychopath, their intricate family dynamics are slightly unreliable. Will needs money for his wife’s “experimental surgery. Except insurance doesn’t cover experimental surgery because, they tell me, it’s experimental.” Danny offers to help by bringing Will into his latest heist. Who could have predicted that, on the day of the planned robbery, they’re one man short? And now that Will is part of this clueless band of merry men, what could possibly go wrong?

EMT Cam Thompson (Eiza Gonzalez – “Baby Driver,” “I Care a Lot”) partially redeems this enterprise. She’s compelling and the camera loves her. She’s an effective partial antidote to the testosterone-infused craziness going on around her. On the other hand, she’s also required to perform abdominal surgery in a moving ambulance while being coached by two surgeons on a golf course. After that, the action becomes less plausible.

The mystery is why Jake Gyllenhaal aligned himself with this project. Apparently, he wanted to demonstrate his public devotion to the Nicholas Cage School of Manic Acting. That is to say, Gyllenhaal’s character yells at lot. At important moments, as a context clue, he yells a lot louder.

“Ambulance” is best summarized by a line embedded in an endless stream of wisecracks among the pursuing cops: “… it’s a very expensive car chase right now.” “Ambulance” is based on the 2005 Danish film “Ambulancen,” which had a streamlined running time of 1:19. After watching this American version, I’d have happily watched the film in Danish with no subtitles to regain the hour lost forever from my life.… Expand

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georgiadrew

Apr 17, 2022

Poorly planned bank heist where a kid could have come up with a better scenario. Hundreds of police cars cannot block out one ambulance? No road blocks, no shooting the tires flat, no nail strips in the road? And where in L.A. do you totally avoid traffic jams? The movie lacked realismPoorly planned bank heist where a kid could have come up with a better scenario. Hundreds of police cars cannot block out one ambulance? No road blocks, no shooting the tires flat, no nail strips in the road? And where in L.A. do you totally avoid traffic jams? The movie lacked realism for being made in 2022.… Expand

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Voodoo123

May 22, 2022

My head started to hurt with the camera rotations from the first 5 mins or so. Add to that a non sensical plot where the two lead characters repeatedly tell each other 'your'e my brother' and I tapped out. While certainly a high budget affair I just couldn't devote the time to watch thisMy head started to hurt with the camera rotations from the first 5 mins or so. Add to that a non sensical plot where the two lead characters repeatedly tell each other 'your'e my brother' and I tapped out. While certainly a high budget affair I just couldn't devote the time to watch this trashy pulp.… Expand

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