More than just a roller coaster of a film, Speed might be one of the most action-packed movies ever made.

Rating: 9/10 (6 May 2010)

Speed is like The Wages Of Fear (1953) redone at roller-coaster tempo. A psychopath with a grudge against the LAPD plants a bomb on a bus, which will explode if the speedometer drops below 50mph.
Living up to its title as an adrenalised thrill-ride, the film set a benchmark for dumb fun at 1990s blockbusters, spinning enough hair-raising suspense out of its gimmicky scenario to satisfy perfectly on a popcorn level. In 1995, the film was nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Film Editing, Best Sound and Best Sound Effects Editing, winning the latter two. Also Sandra Bullock won 3 MTV Movie Awards for Speed.