“Ambulance” (** out of four) was a tiresome action melodrama about two brothers (Jake Gyllenhaal and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) who hijack an ambulance after a heist goes awry which leads to a runaway police chase in which they are pursued by a multitude of law enforcement (Garrett Dillahunt, Keir O’Donnell, and others) to the death. Director Michael Bay quickly wears you out with his ritalin camerawork that refuses to sit still and vertigo-inducing editing. Film does have some good action scenes and some clever homages to “Die Hard” and “Speed” but goes on way too long at two-hours plus. A classic example of how less sometimes is more.

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