Ambush is a 2023 American action war film produced and directed by Mark Earl Burman and written by Burman, Michael McClung, Johnny Lozano, and Dillon Slack. It stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Connor Paolo, and Aaron Eckhart.
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Plot
During the Vietnam War, a group of soldiers on a mission to gain intelligence materials, encounter enemy Vietcong (VC) forces in the extensive underground tunnel complexes that the VC have constructed below ground across South Vietnam during the conflict.
Cast
Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Lieutenant Colonel Miller
Connor Paolo as Corporal Ackerman
Jason Genao as Boyd
Aaron Eckhart as General Drummond
Gregory Sims as Captain Mora
Release
The film was released in theaters, on demand, and on digital on February 24, 2023, by Saban Films.
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 25% of 12 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.9/10.
Todd Gilchrist of Variety gave the film a positive review, writing, "Nevertheless smarter and more entertaining than one might expect from a small-scale, outwardly familiar story like this, Ambush feels like a throwback — mostly in a good way — to the ‘Namsploitation films that companies like Cannon churned out in the 1980s, when stories about the war were at their most commercially popular."
Julian Roman of MovieWeb gave the film a negative review, writing, "The film vacillates between gritty combat, the brotherhood of soldiers, and a labored plot with critical issues. Pacing also becomes a factor during a prolonged and indiscernible subterranean second act."
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