The Best Action Film I've Ever Seen! (Mild Spoilers)

Rating: Null/10 (19 December 2002)

`Speed' is my favorite action film. It truly deserves to be described as a film with `non-stop action' because there's only about a few minutes without action. I never really counted the exact time.
Shortly after the credits roll the film grabbed my attention. `Speed' starts off with an elevator being held hostage. without the person taking the people hostage actually in the elevator.
After the elevator scenario, the real situation begins. The `madman' played by Dennis Hopper in a great performance, takes control of a city bus. without being on the bus. Once the bus hits 50mph, it must stay above 50, or it will explode. It's up to Jack Traven, played by Keanu Reeves, to save the day.
Jack Traven is a police officer. How he gets onto the bus while it is in motion is phenomenal. The whole film is. Not to mention spellbinding.

Once Jack is on the bus, he has a conflict with one of the passenger's who shoots the bus driver. Therefore, a woman named Annie, played by Sandra Bullock takes the wheel. Since the bus has to stay above 50mph, there's no doubt the action is continuous. And if that isn't enough, there's a third action sequence somewhere else off of the bus. If you haven't seen `Speed' you're probably wondering where. I'm not going to tell you. This is one film that you really should see if you haven't already.
`Speed' is a film that I could probably watch every now and then and probably not get tired of. It has great performances, from Hopper, Bullock, and definitely Reeves. It is first-class entertainment. (Better than `Die Hard' in my opinion.)
In my opinion, "Speed" is one of the top five best films ever made!