Deep into director Michael Mann’s 1995 crime epic, “Heat,” a team of skilled criminals attempts to steal millions of dollars from a Los Angeles bank. When a highly trained police unit arrives on the scene, machine gunfire erupts in the streets around the bank as the thieves attempt to flee with giant bags filled with cash.
It is an incredibly well-shot sequence, and it is riveting.
A similar sequence takes place early on “Ambulance,” the action-packed drama from director Michael Bay arriving in theaters this week. It's largely a frustrating mess as Bay's director of photography, Roberto De Angelis, implements a buffet of different shots that serve mainly to disorient the viewer.
