Love him or hate him there is no denying that Michael Bay knows how to bring the action. Outside his trip into the world of Transformers he delivered The Rock, Bad Boys films, and 13 Hours to name a few. His latest flick Ambulance looks to take him back to the action genre starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Eiza Gonzalez. Could this be another great Bay entry into the action world or will it fail to find a pulse?

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Ambulance follows decorated veteran Will Sharp, desperate for money to cover his wife’s medical bills, asks for help from the one person he knows he shouldn’t—his adoptive brother Danny. A charismatic career criminal, Danny instead offers him a score: the biggest bank heist in Los Angeles history: $32 million. With his wife’s survival on the line, Will can’t say no. But when their getaway goes spectacularly wrong, the desperate brothers hijack an ambulance with a wounded cop clinging to life and ace EMT Cam Thompson onboard. In a high-speed pursuit that never stops, Will and Danny must evade a massive, city-wide law enforcement response, keep their hostages alive, and somehow try not to kill each other, all while executing the most insane escape L.A. has ever seen.

There is no denying that this is a full on Michael Bay film in the best possible way. The film style reminded me of Bad Boys with a clear new usage of drone filming that offered up some awesome dynamic shots that really gave the film a unique look. The story is pretty simple to get us to the meat of it all with just enough story for our main three to keep them interesting without bogging down what is really leading this flick, the action. Sure there are some holes and moments that some might fine eye roll inducing, but I thought it delivered