Movie Poster for Speed (1994)

Speed was the $350 million dollar hit that officially launched Keanu into bona fide action superstardom. I have to admit, I did not like this film at first. I thought it was a genuinely bad film; flimsy plot that did not make much sense, poor character development, cheesy script, and things just blew up for no reason, all the time. But hey, that’s what a Hollywood action films are all about, right? In the same vein, I did not like Street Kings either at first; a bit predictable, contrived script, and again, poor character development despite an all star cast. However, upon watching both films multiples of times (more Speed than Street Kings, due to its dark, gritty look and feel that makes it too heavy for me watch it too many times), I have decided that they are worth writing about just for the interesting fact that Keanu portrays LAPD officers in both films in such different ways. Continue reading →