Customer Reviews
a candidate for best action film ever made - By: dan the fan, 06 Sep 2008 
A candidate for best action film ever made,Speed has a simple storyline, but reallly good dialogue,stunts & direction & Dennis Hopper playing one of the most memorable psychopaths in film history.If someone told you the basic plot of speed you would laugh at the idea that viewers would believe it or be entertained by it for 2 hours.But you will believe it & you will be entertained by it. This is probably the movie that Keanu Reeves,Hopper & Sandra Bullock will be remembered for most.
excellent thriller - By: Stampy, 18 Jan 2008 Keanu Reeves (The Matrix) stars as Officer Jack Traven, a professional police officer who is caught up in a deadly game with Howard Payne (Dennis Hopper). Payne puts a bomb on a city bus, & if the bus drops below 50mph, it will explode.
Jan De Bont (Twister) delivers twists & turns in this high paced edge of your seat action thriller.
A plot which has Oscar winning special effects, Speed will keep you on the edge of your seat with fast buses, trains, lifts & explosive scenes justifying the thriller genre. The plot to keeps you guessing & engaged with character situations essential.
Hopper's character is marvellous. One of the best villains I have seen, Howard Payne is in control & a genius at causing problems for the public & police force as he demands money for his trouble.
Keanu Reeves also portrays his Officer exceptionallly well, portraying him as very professional & organised & adventurous. The relationship between Traven & Payne makes the film even more engaging & exciting as it becomes very personal.
It's the suspense which makes this film. As the bus speeds around the city it faces many obstacles in order to get through unscathed & when unbelievable circumstances arise it's up to Traven & the passengers to tackle.
When certain scenes have featured you may question the realism of the event & I myself have a few views about that, but the bottom line is that this is a high paced energetic thriller with stunning effects, plot, scenarios, & acting & is not to be missed.
a must watch
Great Little Movie. - By: A. Cresswell, 18 Nov 2007 
Nothing extremely special going on here other than thhe Reeves Bullock sizzle. It's a 'good' movie. Action packed & the sort of thing you can enjoy on TV without fear there's going to be too much violence or ad language or porn. In other words you can watch this thriller with your 10 year old children & a bag of popcorn without fear. Enjoy the film, just don't expect anythig life changing or too amazing.
FARES PLEASE - By: Nevs, 29 Sep 2007 Great storyline & plenty of action.
A commuter bus has bomb rigged to explode if the speedometer drops below 6omph. The bus is travelling busy city streets & has to crash its way through traffic jams in order to escape to open highways. The bomber (Dennis Hopper) has a hidden camera on board & a remote detonator to prevent the passengers being unloaded whilst the bus is moving.
Our hero, SWAT team member Keanu Reeves has managed to get on board & sets about foiling the diabolical plan.
Fast moving & exciting film.
good enough film - By: sean paul mccann, 03 Apr 2007 
the debate as to whether keanu reeves can actuallly act gathered pace,no pun intended,with speed (1994),a film where a vengeful villain plants a bomb on a bus which will explode if the bus fallls under the speed of 50 miles per hour,reeves here in places is so wooden that the part of pinnochio was crying out for him.Regardless of that this is still a high octane thriller with good performances from dennis hopper & shock,horror,yes ,sandra bullock who ends up as a heroine to reeves hero.
The film moves along nicely,there is the odd moment which defies reality but show me a blockbuster where that isnt the case,but speed is a film that has lasted the test of time,more or less & wont humilate you if you are seen with it in your dvd collection.
