This movie has "summer blockbuster" written all over it.
That doesn't mean it is bad, however. If you are looking for entertainment, Speed delivers.
The plot was simple enough, a bomb is rigged to a bus to arm itself at 50 MPH and to blow up if the bus drops below that speed.
Keanu Reeves plays Keanu Reeves as Officer Jack Traven, an LAPD officer who is in the way of a mad bomber's plans to get money. Dennis Hopper steals the show as Howard Payne, the crazy mad bomber. Sandra Bullock is decent as Annie, a regular girl who gets caught on the wrong bus. Joe Morton is entertaining as Captain McMahon, Traven's supervisor. And Jeff Daniels is great as Detective Harry Temple, Jack's SWAT partner and the brains of their operation.
There were a lot of good action scenes here. Dennis Hopper was the main reason this movie was so good I think.
If you want a pure action movie, this is it.
8/10
That doesn't mean it is bad, however. If you are looking for entertainment, Speed delivers.
The plot was simple enough, a bomb is rigged to a bus to arm itself at 50 MPH and to blow up if the bus drops below that speed.
Keanu Reeves plays Keanu Reeves as Officer Jack Traven, an LAPD officer who is in the way of a mad bomber's plans to get money. Dennis Hopper steals the show as Howard Payne, the crazy mad bomber. Sandra Bullock is decent as Annie, a regular girl who gets caught on the wrong bus. Joe Morton is entertaining as Captain McMahon, Traven's supervisor. And Jeff Daniels is great as Detective Harry Temple, Jack's SWAT partner and the brains of their operation.
There were a lot of good action scenes here. Dennis Hopper was the main reason this movie was so good I think.
If you want a pure action movie, this is it.
8/10