High-octane thrill ride

Rating: 9/10 (6 June 2020)

The plot is absurd and it has its share of silly moments and a mustache twirling bad guy in an over-the-top Dennis Hopper. But all of that is beside the point, because Speed's job is not to present a realistic plot, or give us layered characters. Speed is an action thriller and its purpose is to thrill us. And it does a marvelous job at it. Jan de Bont's film is briskly paced, taut, action packed, edge of your seat thrill ride. This is also the movie that cemented Keanu Reeves as a leading action star and propelled Sandra Bullock into stardom. Speaking of Reeves and Bullock, they had tremendous chemistry together as Jack and Annie. Throw in a killer soundtrack and some strong supporting work by the talented Jeff Daniels and what we have here, is in my humble opinion one of the very best, if not the best action/thriller of the 90's.