"The Ambulance" was released in 1990 and was written and directed by Larry Cohen (Writer of Phone Booth). Josh Baker meets a beautiful woman, Cheryl, on the bustling streets of New York City. But when she is taken away in a mysterious ambulance, after an apparent diabetic episode, she is not seen again. Josh makes it his mission to find out what happened to her and why this ambulance is snatching people off the streets.
I'm sure your eyebrows are being raised pretty high right now. First off, this film isn't spectacular. There are no brillant scenes of cinematography and the acting is sub-par for the most part. But this film is fun. It's a pleasure to watch if you can accept that it's not trying to be anything more than a entertaining film. Yes, the storyline sounds somewhat childish but it's an engaging film.
I will say this, the film starts off quite good. It picks up with some nice shots of NYC and some witty dialogue between Eric Roberts (who sports a mullet in this one) and the woman he has fallen for. It's not till about twenty minutes in that the film turns into something wacky.
If anything artistic can be pulled out of this film it's the comic book aspect of it. Josh is a comic book artist and Stan Lee even makes a cameo. But one could compare this film to a comic book. The style, at least. The characters are caricatures of comic book characters. But you gotta watch to find out.
"The Ambulance" is a fun film that will definitely entertain. Don't take it too seriously and this will be a great experience. I know this really dosent fit in with the caliber of films I've written about but I try to be diverse. Some will say this is a horrible film but I don't think it is. It is what it is (how profound). Besides, to know what a great film truly is, you must know what a bad film truly is.
Till next time.
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