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Speed (1994)
Director: Jan De Bont
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Reeves is a Los Angeles SWAT cop, Hopper the regulation bomber-with-a-grudge who wires first a lift, then a public bus. If the bus's speed drops below 50 mph, boom! Keanu hops on board to map-read, and, when the driver retires hurt, feisty passenger Bullock takes the wheel - and effectively steals the movie. It's mindless, but ingenious. Graham Yost's script dispenses with excess baggage: a handful of characters face certain - well, near-certain - death. First-time director De Bont (cameraman of Die Hard and Basic Instinct) makes good use of a hand-held camera and conveys a real sense of volition: you'll believe a bus can fly! He seems to identify so thoroughly with the characters that the pace never flags. Eventually, inevitably, he goes too far, too fast, and ends up off the rails.Author: TCh
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- robbir said...
- Posted on May 06 2008 06:46 fucking shit
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Posted on Feb 15 2008 04:50
w000t give me more of this film its amazing!!!
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Posted on Feb 15 2008 04:49
you lot are a bunch of yanks!!!!!
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- eleanor said...
- Posted on Feb 06 2008 15:37 The movie was absolutely terrific, with sexy Keanu Reeves as the hero and a stereotypical villian you will not want to miss such an action packed treat!!...Also starring Sandra Bullock who adds a touch of femininity to a already great film.
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- naiomi gott said...
- Posted on Sep 18 2007 04:17 this film is good but we was wotchin it at skwl n it has ldz fault in it x x
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- naiomi gott said...
- Posted on Sep 18 2007 04:16 good film wotched it in skwlkl
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Cast & crew
Director: Jan De Bont
Producer: Mark Gordon
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock, Joe Morton, Jeff Daniels, Alan Ruck full cast
Genre(s): Thrillers
Duration: 116 mins
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