Probably Unanswerable Questions
Freeway notoriety, hypothetical Cage/Reeves swaps, Face/Off identity, and favorite action titles
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- Was the combination of Speed and the O.J. chase the greatest summer for Los Angeles freeways? — Bill Simmons
- Young Nick Cage as Jack is judged worse but more interesting; he could not supply the steady, polite cop.
- Replacing Cage with Reeves in the films heard as Conair and Face Off is rejected; both are considered perfect Cage vehicles. — Bill Simmons
- Face/Off’s spouse failing to recognize intimate differences is questioned; knowingly accepting the substitute is floated as a counterreading. — Bill Simmons
- The Terminator, Speed, Face/Off, Cliffhanger, Die Hard, and First Blood are nominated as great action titles.
- Die Hard and The Terminator receive explicit title preferences; Speed is praised too.
- Minimum Speed is reported as an original title and mocked as inferior.