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Speed

1994

Jan de Bont

Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, Dennis Hopper, Joe Morton ...

5.9

90,203

Action A mad bomber with a vendetta against a young cop plants a bomb on a bus in L.A. The hero, with the help of a beautiful passenger, must diffuse the explosive device which is set to detonate if the bus slows to under 50 miles per hour.

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"We've seen this done before, but seldom so well, or at such a high pitch of energy (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"If you're looking for action movie heaven, try 'Speed', a crackling blend of suspense and fun that gives you the rush of a runaway roller coaster"	POS
United States	Anthony Lane The New Yorker	"The best big-vehicle-in-peril movie since Clouzot's 'The Wages of Fear'"	POS
United States	Hal Hinson The Washington Post	"Undeniably, the picture now and again supplies that edge-of-the-seat sensation; yet, by action-adventure standards, 'Speed' is leaden and strangely poky. It never seems to shift into overdrive and let fly."	NEU
United States	David Hunter The Hollywood Reporter	"Screenwriter Graham Yost employs smart dialogue and well-timed tests of mettle to make his heroes, innocents and villain come vibrantly to life."	POS
United States	Todd McCarthy Variety	"'Speed' delivers the goods as a non-stop actioner that scarcely pauses to take a breath (...) Highly derivative and mechanical in planning and execution"	NEU
United States	Tom Breihan AV Club	"It’s the most iconic movie of its year, the one that best displayed what a great pop spectacle a mid-budget action movie could be."	POS
United Kingdom	Philip Thomas Empire	"There are very few action movies that cut to the chase quite as quickly as 'Speed' and then have the stamina to keep it up for nearly two hours (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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