Stephen Silver The SS Ben Hecht Jun 21, 2024 4.5/5

Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, a runaway bus, and a killer high concept combined to create one of the best action movies of the ‘90s. (30th anniversary)

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Zaki Hasan IGN Jun 12, 2024

A perfect marriage of concept, cast and execution. The proof of its success is that even though it may feel like it's been left behind by time, action flicks today owe an undisputed debt to what the movie achieved.

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Casey Chong Casey's Movie Mania Jun 8, 2024 5/5

A well-paced thrill ride of a Die Hard-type action genre.

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David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Nov 19, 2023 4/4

...a landmark action picture that remains, all these years later, one of the best entries within a notoriously uneven genre.

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Bob Campbell Newhouse News Service Aug 24, 2023

Speed picks up the year's wildest and silliest suspense premise and runs with it. Runs? This hyperkinetic thriller puts pedal to the metal and blows the competition off the road.

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Fico Cangiano CineXpress Podcast Jul 10, 2023 3.5/5

Delivers on everything a slick summer popcorn blockbuster should. [Full review in Spanish]

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Steven Alan McGaw Texas Triangle/TXT May 8, 2023

[Speed sets] the standard, at least this summer, for what a fast-paced, don't-think-too-much-about-plot actioner ought to be.

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Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault Aug 31, 2022 A

A technical exercise so relentless, yet also so light of foot and heart, that it comes close to the summer-movie version of art.

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Ty Burr Entertainment Weekly Dec 22, 2021 A-

Speed is both a reminder of the pleasures of well-done mindlessness and graceful evidence that Hollywood's newest generation of talent can play the box office game if and when it wants to.

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Allison Rose FlickDirect May 4, 2021 4.5/5

The action in Speed is unrelenting for the most part, moving from one explosion to another and keeping the viewers entertained throughout the almost two-hour running time.

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Douglas Davidson Elements of Madness May 4, 2021

Even with the few things that don't make sense or don't age well, the whole of the film remains as enthralling as ever.

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Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Mar 21, 2021 5/5

…Speed is a lucky film that catches big talents on their way up, as well as a super haircut for the star; with plenty of close shaves and dynamic action, Jan de Bont’s thriller still one of the great action concepts

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Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Sep 24, 2020 9/10

One of those rare, seemingly mindless actioners that manages to mix enjoyable performances, a slick story, and white-knuckle thrills into a highly influential feature.

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Jonathan Barkan JonathanBarkan.com May 11, 2020 9.5/10

Speed still remains a taut, thrilling action masterpiece, one that is expertly edited, fantastically written, and exhilarating from start to finish.

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Sean Collier Box Office Prophets Feb 10, 2020 8/10

The chemistry between Bullock and Reeves is great ... More importantly, however, Speed knows and embraces its own silliness - without sacrificing the stakes.

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Cosmo Bjorkenheim Screen Slate Jul 23, 2019

While Speed might be a great teaching aid for high school physics, it can also be used to illustrate concepts of 20th-century Western philosophy.

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David Hunter The Hollywood Reporter Jun 10, 2019

There should be traffic jams at the box office as Fox picks up many busloads of riders for its fast and furiously entertaining thriller Speed.

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Pat Padua Spectrum Culture Aug 28, 2018

You wonder how it can maintain its tension for nearly two hours. But as if as if some demonic force is manipulating the action from afar, the movie runs through so many false endings that you may need a defibrillator to make it to the end.

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Steven Rea Philadelphia Inquirer Aug 11, 2014 3/4

De Bont has assembled it with masterly precision. And Speed looks terrific. There are breathtaking aerial shots, mind-boggling stunts, and camera positioning that you just don't expect. It's a rocketing eyeful.

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Stephen Hunter Baltimore Sun Aug 11, 2014 2.5/4

Speed kills -- it kills wit, character, charm and empathy. But it does go fast. Since that is its sole reason for existence, one must say it achieves its narrow goal brilliantly.

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