It's Die Hard...on a bus!
Convince me that wasn't the pitch for this movie, and I'll take it off the list.
Until then, welcome to today's installment, Speed.
The premise is quite simple. There's a bomb on a bus. If the bus drops below a certain speed...
Kaboom!
Keanu Reeves plays the cop who's going to save the day. Meanwhile, his partner, Jeff Daniels, is frantically trying to stop the madman who is attempting to kill them.
The madman in question? Dennis Hopper.
The movie pretty much grabs you and doesn't let go. It's one action scene after another, with just enough quiet time to let you get your breath back before the next spectacular stunt.
It was a great directorial debut for Jan de Bont, who followed it up with Twister...and then his career has relatively flatlined.
However, it did make a star out of Sandra Bullock, who is spunky and adorable, and has been a star ever since.
It's an entertaining thrill-ride that seems impossible and implausible all at the same time.
Plus, you get your proof that Keanu isn't as dumb as he seems as an actor.
After all, he was the one that DIDN'T come back to do Speed 2.
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