Danger One – ABC Film Challenge – Action – O (One) – Danger One – Movie Review
Director: Tom Oesch
Writer: Steffan Schlachtenhaufen (Screenplay)
Cast
- Tom Everett Scott (That Thing You Do!)
- James Jurdi (Pocket Listing)
- Angelica Celaya (Jenni Rivera: Mariposa de Barrio)
- Denis O’Hare (Dallas Buyers Club)
- Michael O’Neill (Secondhand Lions)
Plot: While transporting a dying man to the hospital, two paramedics find a million dollars in cash sewn into his clothing. When the man dies, they decide to keep it, setting them on a path for a hellish night of violence and mayhem.
Runtime: 1 Hour 41 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Danger One starts when paramedics Dean (Scott) and Eric (Jurdi) transport their latest injured person. It sees them discovering a pile of money in the body that they choose to keep. However, Agent Beckwith (O’Neill) has been searching for the money.
Meanwhile, criminal fixer Craddock (O’Hare) is also looking for the money. Now, the paramedics are searching for a way out of the situation, while keeping the money. Can they get through the night before getting caught or not?
Verdict on Danger One
Danger One is an action comedy following two paramedics who stumble upon life-changing money on a victim. However, once they decide to keep the money, they find themselves targeted by a host of different people.
This is a wacky action comedy that follows the paramedics who see their lives turned upside down by money. It follows a series of events leading to the problems they are facing, with each one becoming more difficult to escape from. This gets to show the fine line between following the law and getting what you think you have earned. It has crazy moments that all help the story unfold.
Final Thoughts – Danger One is a wacky action comedy.
