Film Review – Ambush

War is hell, and “Ambush” hopes to provide a reminder of such horrors with its study of the Vietnam War as it was fought underground. It’s a mission movie from co-writer/director Mark Burman, who doesn’t have a large budget to work with, trying to understand the scope of such misery via the pressures of small spaces and psychological tests, looking to achieve a special cinematic squeeze as all kinds of dangers come for the characters. “Ambush” gets off to a strong start, with a refreshingly direct approach to storytelling, establishing the target and military players in a matter of minutes, but Burman isn’t out to craft a taut thriller. Instead, he takes his time with the endeavor, which doesn’t benefit from a leisurely pace, with its level of suspense decreasing the longer the film runs. There are a few pointed moments of fear, but Burman allows the effort to get slack, and it doesn’t recover. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com