Great genre film.Err....**spoilers?**

Rating: 8/10 (7 July 2004)

Speed is really a great example of the action thriller genre.Although it lacks a deep narrative or fascinating characters, it succeeds well in what it was made to do, entertain. The hero characters are played by Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves, in one of his few good roles. Keanu pulls of the action hero very well in this film, and Sandra Bullock appears as a likable heroine who has more to do than scream as people are killed around her. Dennis Hopper also stars as the deranged bomber, delivering a classic line; "No Jack. Poor people are crazy, I'm eccentric!" He seems larger than life, probably due to his low screen time. Overall well worth seeing, but the sequel was poor.