Amazon.com video review:
Everything clicked in this 1994 action hit, from the premise
(a city bus has to keep moving at 50 mph or blow up) to the two leads
(the usually inscrutable Keanu Reeves and the cute-as-a-button Sandra
Bullock) to the villain (Dennis Hopper in psycho mode) to the director
(Jan De Bont, who made this film hit the ground running with an
edge-of-your-seat opening sequence on a broken elevator). This is the
sort of movie that becomes a prototype for a thousand lesser films
(including De Bont's lousy sequel, Speed 2: Cruise
Control), but Speed really is a one-of-a-kind
experience almost anyone can enjoy. --Tom Keogh
Amazon.com video review:
Everything clicked in this 1994 action hit, from the premise
(a city bus has to keep moving at 50 mph or blow up) to the two leads
(the usually inscrutable Keanu Reeves and the cute-as-a-button Sandra
Bullock) to the villain (Dennis Hopper in psycho mode) to the director
(Jan De Bont, who made this film hit the ground running with an
edge-of-your-seat opening sequence on a broken elevator). This is the
sort of movie that becomes a prototype for a thousand lesser films
(including De Bont's lousy sequel, Speed 2: Cruise Control),
but Speed really is a one-of-a-kind experience almost anyone
can enjoy. --Tom Keogh
