20) Pop Quiz, Hot Shot Part II
Speed’s biggest flaw is that the movie has already blown its wad (as Jack and Harry would say) by the time it reaches the real finale. Bookending the bus chase with two very different action sequences comes with some nice symmetry, though. With Payne about to escape on a train, Jack finds himself in the same position he did earlier, but with Annie being held hostage this time.
As Jack tries to solve his bomber problem once and for all, Hopper throws out one of the best lines of the movie: “Poor people are crazy Jack –I’m eccentric!”
Toast with: A French Connection, the only drink to have when watching a train chase.
Published: Jun 9, 2015 06:54 pm