Who Would Believe An Action Film Could Actually Be Good?

Rating: 8/10 (21 June 2010)

"Speed", with bad actors Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, poor dialogue and a plot that is completely pointless and nonsense, on top of the fact the bus making a jump... not going to happen. How is it that a film that is so bad could actually be so good? Because, let's face it, it's extremely enjoyable, popular and heavily quotable.
I blame Joss Wheadon, who was a script doctor on this before becoming a big writer. He could fix just about anything, probably. And maybe having Dennis Hopper helped, too. He's like the perfect villain, so having him here being all creepy and devious pays off. I mean, sure, you could have hired his buddy Jack Nicholson, but there's a difference between crazy creepy and devious creepy.