Die Hard-style Movie Starring Keanu Reeves: A Better Alternative Than the Original with Bruce Willis

The film “Die Hard” (“Crystal Trap” in French) is often cited as a top action cinema, but according to Daniel Fabian of MOVIESTARTS, there is one exception that surpasses the cult of Bruce Willis. This title is “Speed”! Moreover, the film is currently available on Disney +.

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“Die Hard”, a film that inspired many others

FILMSTARTS considers this classic a staple of action cinema, it spawned numerous unimaginative copies and a series of similar films interpreted as variations on “Die Hard”, set in different locations such as an ice rink, a mountain, a ship, a plane… However, the peak was reached in 1994 with “Speed”, the first feature film by director Jan de Bont. According to Daniel Fabian, this film is his best “plagiarism”, even surpassing the original version, even 30 years later. It features a hero, played by Keanu Reeves, confronted by a villain played by Dennis Hopper. It all takes place in a booby-trapped bus that will explode if it slows down below 80 km/h.

Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock rock the screen!

Keanu Reeves, three years after “Point Break”, has definitively established himself as an action star with his role as super-cop, Jack Traven. But he is not the only one to offer a very good performance! The character of Annie, played by Sandra Bullock, brings a welcome humanity to the action. Caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, she finds herself on the bus after losing her driver's license. The American actress has starred in a variety of genres, from romantic comedy to action thriller.

This film also gave him very good reputation in the industry since “Speed” was both a critical and commercial success, helping to solidify the reputation of the actors. Recognized with a score of 95/100 on Rotten Tomatoes and garnering an audience score of 76% from more than 250,000 reviews, the film seems to be unanimously acclaimed. However, this success does not seem to have been transmitted with “Speed ​​2” also available on the Disney + platform…