Review of Speed (1994) by Garrett C — 24 May 2011

Interesting concept that got destroyed by some major flaws. First off number 1. The Big Jump. What could they have honestly done that could have been more lame? The bus somehow magically flies up into the air and makes a stupidly impossible jump that made me drop my jaw in disgust. Number 2. The small talk. How in the world could these two people who are fighting for their lives in a bus possibly take a second to flirt and chat for a couple of minutes? Every scene where blank face Reeves and Bullock where flirting was absolutely horrific. 3. The shoehorned R rating. Certain movies have the right to R ratings. Gangster films, war movies, crime and suspense, etc. This did not need it in the least bit. It seemed like the director realized too late his action film had no content to make it R, so instead he throws in curse words that make no sense at the worst moments. The added curse words just made the film feel less intelligent, to quote Mr. Cole Porter "Good authors too who once knew better words,.

Now only use four letter word.

Writing prose, Anything Goes".

Other than its major flaws, its an ok movie. The film has many moments that make you think one thing that are actually another (for instance the baby carriage) that I enjoyed. The concept of course is original, if only they could have tweaked those imperfections to make it a masterpiece.