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· Year: 1990
· Director: Larry Cohen
· Writer: Larry Cohen
· Cast: Eric Roberts, James Earl Jones
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An artist puts himself in great danger when he tries to find out why injured people picked up by a mysterious, old-fashioned ambulance seem to disappear before ever making it to a hospital.
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RATING
Out of 100 |
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48
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| COLD ANALYSIS |
| 2.5 -ATMOSPHERE |
| 1.5 -GORE |
| 1.75 -HUMOR |
| 0.5 -SCARES |
| 1.5 -TENSION |
It's more social commentary from Larry Cohen, but Cohen seems to lose his grip on the modern paranoia that made his other films, like Q and The Stuff, work. The primary problem is that the ambulance itself, which could have been an ominous and perhaps even spectral presence, is explained far too early, neatly excising all of the paranoia from the picture. Eric Roberts does give one of his better performances, Megan Gallagher proves yet again that she's both talented and underused, and James Earl Jones is funny and enjoyable, but The Ambulance lacks the satire and clever dialogue that mark Cohen's better works.
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