In the discussion (17)
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- Young Bullock and Reeves’s crew cut are admired
- Mancina’s score and Reeves’s gum-chewing are praised
- Bullock is reported to have learned to drive the bus and passed her test
- Howard’s rich-versus-poor distinction is quoted
- Jack’s Bronco is admired
- A former cop with a grudge remains an effective villain premise
- The passenger who shoots Sam gradually becomes part of the team
- Stay on or get off and Pop Quiz Hotshot became lasting phrases
- Reeves’s stunt involvement is praised with explicit uncertainty about exaggerated accounts
- Reeves’s action-film longevity prompts comparisons with Eastwood, Ford and Cruise
- The actual skyscraper and pre-CGI work supply convincing scale
- The clothes and socks feel current again
- The bending crane and sound design build tension
- Alan Ruck gains a new layer through his later Connor Roy role
- Reeves’s distinctive line deliveries are enjoyed even when awkward
- The bus-bomb premise is thought to work today, with traffic caveats
- The no-exit rule is debated as an unnecessary complication