In reply to Don Larsson: Yes, Speed is formulaic, but aren't they all? So are Elizabethan sonnets. It's what you do with the formula that matters. Speed has three acts: elevator, bus, and subway car. Each maintains a high pitch of suspense with enough surprises and tension to keep you on the edge of your seat. Speed is as efficient as its title. True Lies sagged in many points and stumbled between sitcom farce, spy spoof (poking fun at James Bond), and preposterous action. At least that's how it struck this viewer. But the best thing about both films was the women (Bullock and Curtis) not the male action heroes. Andrew Gordon