The Need For Speed

Rating: 9/10 (30 September 2013)

Keaneu Reeves plays Officer Jack Traven, who, along with his partner Harry(Jeff Daniels) stop a bomber's plan to destroy an elevator full of people to receive a ransom. Unfortunately, the bomber( played enthusiastically by Dennis Hopper) survived, and engages his back-up plan: To strap a bomb on a city bus, and tell Jack that if it goes below 50 miles an hour, it will blow up. So Jack must hop on the moving bus, and find a way to get the passengers off safely before the bus is blown up...
Exciting, extremely well-directed(Jan De Bont) and sharply written action film hits a Bullseye, thanks to a breathless pace, and a most appealing cast of characters, especially Sandra Bullock as Annie Porter, who became a star with her winning performance. Will resonate more with people who have had to ever take a city bus!