In Michael Bay's post-lockdown-produced action fest, estranged brothers (Jake Gyllenhaal and Yahya Abdul Mateen II) team up for a bank heist that goes wrong and end up escaping on an ambulance with a paramedic and - entirely coincidentally, of course - the badly wounded cop that one of them shot in the raid. The film very quickly benefits from its COVID production limitations and tight focus by starting off reasonably grounded and character-based, but once the action starts it is absolutely frantic, tight and relentless in typical Bay style: lots of shooting, lots of running, lots of shouting, impossible car chases, lots of dry one-liners and of course plenty blowing up. The two leads are fine and work well together, but particularly of note is Eiza Gonzalez as the seen--it-all paramedic. Playing at times like a contemporary version of Speed or a particularly lively episode of TV's 24, Ambulance offers spritely, daft and energetic action entertainment that does not outstay its welcome but is instantly forgettable.
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