Every day, AlloCiné recommends a film to (re)watch on TV. Tonight: an action blockbuster that won’t leave you breathless for a single second!
Master of the action film that goes at 200 miles an hour, fan of the craziest camera angles and the cutest montages, Michael Bay hit it hard again last year. The American we love or hate, who created Armageddon, two Bad Boys and almost the entire Transformers saga, unveiled the impressive Ambulance, which is broadcast this Sunday evening on France 2.
Ambulance is the story of Will Sharp (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), a decorated veteran who turns to the only untrustworthy person, his adopted brother Danny (Jake Gyllenhaal), to find the money to cover his wife’s medical expenses. But Danny, a charismatic long-term criminal, instead of giving him money, offers him a hit…
In the drum of a washing machine
A remake of the Danish film of the same name directed by Laurits Munch-Petersen and released in 2005, Ambulance by Michael Bay is a mind-blowing action film. It’s quite simple, this jubilant entertainment is a hair-raising chase that won’t let you catch your breath for a single second. Or the impression of being shaken like never before in the drum of a washing machine for 2 hours and 15 minutes!
With this regressive, disproportionate and bordering on experimental film, Michael Bay had fun: the use of drones that can reach speeds of 160 km/h brings to his Ambulance a rhythm and madness rarely felt in an action film.
Prestigious inspirations
In terms of sources of inspiration, the filmmaker and screenwriter Chris Fedak had in mind classics of action cinema like Die Hard and The Underground Pirates, or even masterpieces from the 70s such as French Connection and Un après. dog lunch.
“The plot allowed us to talk about human beings in flesh and blood, specifies Chris Fedak. “Because even if the action sequences are spectacular, it is above all a story essentially focused on three characters. These three characters at the heart of frankly impressive entertainment, they are Jake Gyllenhaalexcellent as a bad guy, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Eiza González. Ready to embark alongside them?
Prohibited for children under 12
Tonight on France 2 at 9:10 p.m.
“Ambulance” by Jake Gyllenhaal: “Michael Bay is an action film auteur”