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Synopsis: After winning a medal for stopping a bomber and saving 13 people, Los Angeles Police officer Jack Traven learns the bomber, who police had believed to be dead, is still alive and has planted another bomb. This time, it is on a city bus and will detonate if it detects a speed below 50 mph or the passengers try to escape. When the bus driver is seriously injured, Jack needs to rely on the driving skills of passenger Annie Porter while he tries to figure out a way to save everyone. Who's in it? The movie stars Keanu Reeves , Sandra Bullock , Dennis Hopper , Jeff Daniels and Alan Ruck. Review: My wife and I had some time to kill while waiting for our daughter's last rehearsal before her final round of community theater shows this weekend and I decided to stick to our unintended Sandra Bullock theme by picking out a film we hadn't seen in a while, Speed . Overall, after re-watching it, I have to say it was a good choice. There are a couple things that stood out for...

Synopsis: Ten months after going undercover at the Miss United States pageant and stopping the bad guy while finishing as the runner-up, FBI agent Gracie Hart is a published author and talk show celebrity, causing her to grow conceited and shallow. When kidnappers abduct the pageant winner, Cheryl Fraser and contest host Stan Fields, Gracie travels to Las Vegas to help with the investigation. However, she soon learns her input in the case is unwelcome and is forced to once again ignore orders and investigate the case herself. Who's in it? The movie stars Sandra Bullock , Regina King , Heather Burns , William Shatner and  Enrique Murciano. Review: After re-watching Miss Congeniality earlier this week, my wife and I decided to watch the movie's sequel, Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous , which we may had seen before but neither of us could remember. We did that last night and wound up with a mixed opinion. The overall concept isn't terrible. I thought the mystery s...

Synopsis: When a domestic terrorist known as "the Citizen" makes a threat against a well-known beauty pageant in Texas, the FBI decides it needs an operative on the inside, posing as a contestant. This ends up being the tomboyish Gracie Hart, who reluctantly goes through a transformation to show off her feminine side. Who's in it? The movie stars Sandra Bullock , Michael Caine , Benjamin Bratt , Candice Bergen , Ernie Hudson and William Shatner . Review: My wife and I had some time to kill yesterday evening while waiting for our daughter to get done at a community theater cast party. Since it was way too hot to be outside, we stayed in front of the air conditioner and re-watched Miss Congeniality for the first time in years. It ended up being as good as we remembered it. I'll start out by saying the movie does force you to suspend belief a bit because the idea of Sandra Bullock being considered "ugly" is only something that is going to happen in the mov...

Synopsis: Still mourning the loss of her archaeologist husband, Loretta Sage reluctantly begins a promotional tour for her latest romance novel only to find her "fans" are much more enamored with Alan Caprison, the model who portrays her main character, Dash, on her novel covers. As she leaves the event in anger, Loretta is kidnapped by eccentric billionaire Abigail Fox, who wants Loretta to use her ancient language deciphering skills to help him locate the real-life treasure she describes in her latest book. Who's in it? The movie stars Sandra Bullock , Channing Tatum , Daniel Radcliffe , Patti Harrison and Brad Pitt . Review : My wife and I saw previews for this movie some time ago and both thought it looked interesting. So, when I came across it on one of our movie channels the other day, I quickly added it to our library. We finally had a chance to watch it last night and, after seeing it, my opinion of it is a bit mixed. I'll start out by saying I think the mov...