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A terrific popcorn thriller, Speed is taut, tense, and energetic, with outstanding performances from Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, and Sandra Bullock. Read critic reviews
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Los Angeles police officer Jack (Keanu Reeves) angers retired bomb squad member Howard Payne (Dennis Hopper) by foiling his attempt at taking hostages. In revenge, Payne arms a bus with a bomb that will explode if it drops below 50 miles per hour. With the help of spunky passenger Annie (Sandra Bullock), Jack and his partner Harry (Jeff Daniels) try to save the people on the bus before the bomb goes off, while also trying to figure out how Payne is monitoring them.
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Rating: R (Violence|Language)
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Genre: Action, Mystery & thriller
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Original Language: English
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Director: Jan de Bont
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Producer: Mark Gordon
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Writer: Graham Yost
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Release Date (Theaters): wide
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Release Date (Streaming):
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Box Office (Gross USA): $121.2M
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Runtime:
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Distributor: Fox, 20th Century Fox
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Production Co: 20th Century Fox
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Sound Mix: Stereo, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround
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Audience Reviews for Speed
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Your adrenaline will race over 50 miles per minute if you buy into the implausible premise. Sandra Bullock drives the movie (and the bus).
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A great action packed movie that's intense from the word go and hardly ever let's up, Some great practical effects and even the acting was pretty good from all the cast, The plot was allot fun and felt really fresh, The dialogue was pretty bad and it had its share of 90's cheese hidden away at times but it's a great popcorn flick that will hold up for many years to come.
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"Speed" is another one of "Keanu Reeves's" classic 1990's action movies. The plot to "Speed" is that a young police officer named "Jack Traven" portrayed by "Keanu Reeves" who stops a maniac bomber from killing 20 people in an elevator. The bomber gets away but has a new plan, which is to put a bomb on a bus; if the bus goes over 50 miles per hour the bomb is detonated if the bus then goes under 50 miles per hour it will explode. The movie opens with the antagonist of the film "Howard Payne" portrayed by "Dennis Hopper" planting a bomb in a building. The scene is intense and shows how evil "Payne" is. The action-sequences on the bus are terrific; they are both intense and exciting. The movie's climax which takes place on a train is amazing, it works because the movie is so unpredictable and anything can happen. "Keanu Reeves's" acting is good; as usual he gives a calm performance as apposed to an angry and exciting performance. "Sandra Bullock" truly gives a stunning performance as "Annie" and her relationship between her and "Payne" occasionally has its issues but nothing too bad. "Mark Mancina" exceeds in creating some of cinema's best soundtrack. The cinematographer "Jan de Bont" excels in doing something many others failed in, which is filming some of the most exciting scenes in a movie for example the bus-jumping scene. If you are a person who enjoyed watching "The Matrix" or "Point Break" then I recommend you watch "Speed" as it has amazing music, terrific visuals, one of the most original exciting plots of the 1990's and is just an amazing action film. Although the movie isn't perfect it has some issues, these being "Keanu Reeves's" calm acting and some dialogue issues. I give 1994's "Speed" a 9/10.
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An absolute thrill ride. Speed has one of the best action movie plots of all time and features some great performances. If you are a fan of action then watching this film is a requirement.
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