An action-packed, edge-of-your-seat movie.

Rating: 10/10 (2 August 2002)

*** 1/2
It takes a lot to keep me at the edge of my seat the entire movie. Speed uses the perfect formula to do that. The opening starts with an explosion in an elevator shaft trapping 12 or so people alive. If the mad bomber doesn't get 3 million dollars he blows the elevator. Keanu Reeves and Jeff Daniels foil the mad bomber's (Dennis Hopper) plan but don't get away with him. The next day, the bomber put a bomb on a bus that if it reaches 50 mph, the bomb is activated, and if it goes under 50 mph, it explodes. The acting is generally perfect for all their characters, especially those on the bus. Many people spit out very funny lines even when the event is bad. (Examples: "Bob, what button did you push?) That was funny. The movie is also very smart showing what the good guy knows and the bad guy doesn't, vice verca. The demise of the bomber is so smart and so funny, I just started to laugh. You must really see this movie if you are an action fan, or just anybody.