A young paramedic gets a crash course in lifesaving techniques while working with a grizzled New York City veteran.
Asphalt City is directed by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire who previously directed Johnny Mad Dog (2008), Heat Wave (2011), Welcome to New York (2014), Bizarre (2015) and A Prayer Before Dawn (2017).
Asphalt City is one of those situations where I absolutely see what was trying to be said and what it was trying to do the movie itself just didn't come together all that well.
Despite that however there are some positives, Tyler Sheridan gives a solid performance especially during the third act where he really goes all out on his acting ability. The cinematography is pretty sharp and has this grounded feel to it that really strikes the viewer early on, especially when the movie does end up getting gross. The main idea here is showing paramedics doing their job on a chaotic night, which is a premise that sounds interesting on paper and there are indeed some quite investing moments.
But unfortunately the writing and its characters are really what hold this movie back, the characters have no real development it goes for a more experimental approach but forgets to make what is actually happening investing. There's a handful of scenes here that really should have had a much stronger impact but unfortunately due to how limited the writing is and how blandly written the characters are you don't get that full impact.
At the very least I can say Asphalt City is well made, well acted and there was definitely some level of attempt to try and make it work.
Asphalt City is available on all VOD platforms.
5/10 C
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