Advanced Search Beta »
Basic Search Fields
Speed
Speed Image
See the trailer
Metascore
78 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critics What's this?

User Score
8.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 28 Ratings

Your Score
10 out of 10
Rate this:
  • Starring: Dennis Hopper, Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock
  • Summary: Keanu Reeves stars as Jack Traven an LAPD SWAT team specialist who is sent to diffuse a bomb that a revenge-driven extortionist (Hopper) has planted on a bus. But until he does, Jack and passenger Sandra Bullock must keep the bus speeding through the streets of Los Angeles at more than 50 miles per hour -- or the bomb will explode. A high-octane chase of suspense, non-stop action and surprise twists, Speed is a joyride sure to keep everyone on the edge of their seats. (20th Century Fox)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    100
    We've seen this done before, but seldom so well, or at such a high pitch of energy.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    100
    The film takes off from formula elements-it's yet another variation on "Die Hard"-but it manipulates those elements so skillfully, with such a canny mixture of delirium and restraint, that I walked out of the picture with the rare sensation that every gaudy thrill had been earned.
  3. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Hal Hinson
    50
    Undeniably, the picture now and again supplies that edge-of-the-seat sensation; yet, by action-adventure standards, Speed is leaden and strangely poky. It never seems to shift into overdrive and let fly.

See all 17 Critic Reviews

User Reviews

Write a Review
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. TAKUYA8UW
    10
    I think this movie is excellent!! Thiis movie is a movie full of sense of oppressinons. Keanu Reeves is very cool above all.I think that is the best movie in the ''Speed'' series.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. Juanolo
    10
    First off, I would give this movie a 9.5 out of 10. Acting was great. Kea eu reeves did a really good job. Score is intense. Adds to the intensity. Story is great. In the bus scenes seeing the action, mayhem, intensity happening it's just great. Overall, this is an amazing action film that you should see. It'll keep you on the edge of your seat. Highly recomended.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. grandpajoe6191
    7
    The movie is good with great action sequences to Ooh and Aah with, but "Speed" is (in the end) a summer blockbuster you enjoy with your friends eating popcorn and drinking stuff.… Expand
    • 2 of 2 users said yes

See all 8 User Reviews

Trailers