Talk about simple. But the film's sheer cut-to-the-chase straightfowardness is part of its appeal.
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06/14/09
Speed (1994)
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Reviews Counted: 41
Fresh: 37
Rotten:4
Average Rating: 7.6/10
Runtime: 5 hrs 33 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: SPEED: A mad bomber (Dennis Hopper) is out for revenge against LAPD rookie cop Jack Traven (Keanu Reeves), who, with the help of his partner, Harry Temple (Jeff Daniels), foils the criminals' plot... [More]
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, Dennis Hopper, Jeff Daniels
Director: Jan de Bont
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Reviews for Speed
Top CriticSpeed lives up to its title, delivering carefully crafted action/adventure thrills without ever breaking out of the genre rut.
06/14/09
Athough it hits any number of gaping credibility potholes on its careening journey around Los Angeles, Speed delivers the goods as a non-stop actioner that scarcely pauses to take a breath.
06/14/09
Top CriticA classic of its kind.
04/24/07
Eventually, inevitably, [it] goes too far, too fast, and ends up off the rails.
06/24/06
Sandra Bullock steals the movie. You can actually see her working her charms on Keanu during certain scenes; he cracks a smile from time to time.
06/03/06
A taut, endlessly entertaining action spectacle. They really don't make them like this anymore.
05/26/06
An exhilarating thrill machine that goes from 0 to 50 in the opening minutes and never lets up.
01/05/04
No review available.
12/02/03
No review available.
11/15/03
Cleverer action films (Die Hard II and The Fugitive, for instance) deliver more sardonic intelligence, but this one still gets the job done.
05/20/03
Top CriticHopper and Reeves make for a great match-up and the tension never stops.
05/20/03
No review available.
04/04/03
No review available.
04/04/03
There is no letup in this slick action adventure. There is also no character development and the story isn't really believable, but who cares? This movie is fun.
03/23/03
Watchable junk.
03/18/03
No review available.
12/11/02
The epitome of a popcorn flick: entertaining and relatively harmless.
10/14/02
No review available.
10/13/02
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