Speed

directed by Jan de Bont
List(s):"Movie One"
Category: "Action/Adventure"
Year of Release:1994
Date Added:02/01/2015
Date Watched:03/31/2015
Description:Deranged ex-cop Howard Payne (Dennis Hopper) rigs an elevator in a high rise to explode. When cop Jack Traven (Keanu Reeves) saves the passengers, Payne decides to get back at him. He rigs a bus with a bomb that will go off if the bus goes slower than 50 mph. Jack chases the bus and boards. A passenger, Annie (Sandra Bullock) takes the wheel after the driver is injured. Together, they manage to keep the bus going at speed until everybody is off. Payne then kidnaps Annie and rigs her with a bomb on a subway train. Jack follows and manages to kill Payne and defuse the bomb. The train crashes, but Jack and Annie survive — and kiss.
My Rating:6

Reviews for Speed

Review - Speed

I remember liking this movie the first time I saw it, but much of the suspense is lost after you know the ending. I also thought the bit at the end with the bomb on the subway train was just piling on and made the movie longer and sillier than it already was.
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