Speed
There are some movies out there with plots that sound so incredibly stupid and silly that they almost sound fun. The 1994 film Speed starring Reeves is just that and then some. The plot is simple: Reeves’s is a cop who is put in a sticky situation involving a city bus and a bomb that will go off if he drives the bus below 50 mph. Yes, the whole plot of this movie is driving fast on a city bus to prevent a bomb going off makes Reeves look like a badass. Strangely, the movie isn’t as terrible as it sounds. In the realm of action movies, this simple plot actually works and is a fun ride for audience members with a solid performance from Reeves’s. But, it is an action movie that you might want to turn off your brain for and just enjoy the ride.
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