Panic
5 Bravo (2012/Lionsgate DVD)
Picture:
C+ Sound: C Extras: D Film: C-
Panic
5 Bravo is about four paramedics in Arizona on duty, who are
waiting for some action. They finally hear a distress call, but it
is in Spanish and across the border of Mexico. They debate for a
little while about going, but ultimately decide they cannot watch a
man, who is in walking distance to them, die.
The
movie feels like a bunch of cheesy typical characters that get thrown
together inside an ambulance. We have the old guy, who is very close
to retirement and cannot wait to go home. The girl, who wants to be
the tough guy and throws out the one liners that usually miss the
target. The man, who is going to propose to his girlfriend if he can
make it home from just another day on the job and of course, the
rookie, who is a rich kid that has something to prove. All of these
characters are put together and get into a situation where they are
trapped in their ambulance and chaos ensues. From seeing other
movies you can predict what happens to each character.
Panic
5 Bravo, originally titled 5 Bravo, was written and
directed by the star of the film Kuno Becker. The movie feels odd,
mainly because the writing has very stereotypical things, but also
due to the direction. There are some clumsy handheld close-ups of
the cast talking to each other while they are crammed into the back
of an ambulance. The story seems to be forced, because it is not
clear why the bad guys don not force their way inside the ambulance
to get their drugs out of the guy the rescued. They have the means
to get the guy, but we do not see them do this for a while. It also
makes no sense for the heroes to toss their identifications outside,
because common sense would tell you that the bad guys will know where
you and your loved ones live, which they do and it does not end well.
As an audience member you can feel how forced most of the dialogue
and actions are, the ID's being tossed out is a perfect example of
forcing your characters to do something only to continue the story
not further the plot.
As
for the technical side to Panic 5 Bravo, it is presented in
standard definition 16 X 9 anamorphically enhanced, widescreen 1.78:1
with lossy English Dolby Digital 5.1 audio and has a runtime of 88
minutes. There are no special features, but the disc does come with
a digital copy of the movie.
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Jordan Whiteko
