Jake Gyllenhaal drags Yahya Abdul-Mateen II into a dangerous heist in trailer for Michael Bay’s Ambulance
Gyllenhaal plays a charismatic career criminal who offers help to Abdul-Mateen, his adoptive brother
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Jake Gyllenhaal’s really been loving Danish cop-centric action remakes as of late, with Michael Bay’s Ambulance next up on the docket after he starred in The Guilty, which premiered on Netflix earlier this month. Gyllenhaal and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II lead Bay’s next feature, an action-packed heist film featuring lots of explosions, car crashes, and helicopter shots.
Candyman’s Abdul-Mateen stars in Ambulance as decorated veteran Will Sharp, who’s desperate for money to cover his wife’s medical bills. You know, because we have a terrible healthcare system and lack support for veterans once they return home. Sharp eventually finds himself asking for help from the one person he knows he shouldn’t—his adoptive brother Danny (Gyllenhaal).
A charismatic career criminal, Danny instead offers him an even better score: a fat $32 million. All it requires is his help to pull off a massive but easy peasy bank heist, which, of course, could not go worse.
Echoing Keanu Reeves’ action feature Speed, the two hijack an ambulance in an effort to evade law enforcement, rushing it through the streets and highways of Los Angeles.
In addition to getting home, the brothers’ main concern becomes saving the wounded cop on board of the emergency vehicle, because for some reason they really make a point to not kill cops amongst all their crime. They take EMT Cam Thompson (Eiza González) as their hostage, who makes it clear she won’t be held without a fight.
Both Abdul-Mateen and Gyllenhaal have proven they can give stellar, nail-biting performances, which even shine in the trailer despite the underwhelming plot.
The screenplay is by Chris Fedak (Prodigal Son, Chuck), and based on the original story and screenplay for the 2005 Danish thriller Ambulancen by Laurits Munch-Petersen and Lars Andreas Pedersen.
Ambulance debuts in theaters on February 18.
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IIRC, weren’t some stuntpeople horribly injured on set?
Thank you, Ruby.
No, Bay posted video of a stunt and people online decided that he was trying to kill people despite there being absolutely no evidence to support the claim.
No, you did not recall correctly.
Fortunately the set included an ambulance.
When the camera started circling Gyllenhaal and Mateen just after the Bay’s credit, I burst out laughing. What a showman.
“Sharp eventually finds himself asking for help from the one person he knows he shouldn’t—his adoptive brother Danny Gyllenhaal”did you guys see Money Train?
This looks incredibly dumb (and probably entirely improbable), but I will admit the two leads certainly look to be putting real effort into their roles, so who knows? Maybe a fun rainy afternoon watch down the line.
Oooh. Garrett Dillahunt is in it, playing the role Jon Hamm usually plays. I’m on board. I need more popcorn movies after the past few years.
Garret Dillahunt is always a positive addition to a movie. Maybe not enough to make it worth seeing, but he consistently improves the stuff he’s in.
He’s great in small doses like William Fichtner.
The scene in Sarah Connor Chronicles where he’s “taken apart” in the killing box was remarkably emotional-he earned that screen death.
this is the second video you guys have posted with a timestamp, that I’ve seen anyway. This one takes you to the end of the trailer.This movie looks dumber than Chill Factor.
But Chill Factor’s dumb factor is infinity!
Maybe Gabrielle was trying to save us from it.
Feels like that trailer showed way too much.
I love heist movies and the trailer is pretty good (though it seems spoilery), but knowing that the movie is going to be shot and edited in the same style as the trailer makes this a rental.
for some reason they really make a point to not kill cops amongst all their crimeIn for a penny, amirite? I don’t know what has to be going through your mind to write something like this.
Bay tries a turn at subtlety, not really working.
Four words striking fear in the heart of any cognizant moviegoer: A MICHAEL BAY FILM
Needs more Golden Hour establishing shots.
“…because for some reason they really make a point to not kill cops amongst all their crime.”You can’t think of any reasons why a couple of burglars might not want to become cop killers?
Okay, it’s a remake, but still, that’s the laziest fucking title ever.
it’s funny you mention gyllenhaal as ‘charismatic’. i was watching ‘the guilty’ the other day and it confirmed for me that he’s a charisma void. it’s rare to find a scenery-chewer who isn’t at least worth looking at for a bit, but there you go. he’s not awful, just slightly less than average and boring to watch.
That escalated and played through like a Grand Theft Auto mission gone wrong
Looks like the trailer told most of the story. Being a Bay movie, how hard is it to edit a trailer with enough exciting (and slow-mo dramatic) scenes that didn’t need to spoil the movie?
WHOOOO BLACK BETTY!