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Speed which I believe is direct copy of the Hollywood movie Cellular (I haven't watched this one) gives an impression of a test match which is very exciting in first four days, but then gets in a very boring draw at the end. I have watched this movie today on 12th January 2008 on rented VCD. It's release date is 19th Oct 2007. But still fortunately for me I didn't know or heard much of this movie before except that it is a flop at box office. So in this situation when I watch the movie, I feel that this movie could have been a very good movie, but then the director again falls in the trap for Bollywood traditions and has wasted a very good chance.

Off course as a Bhatt movie it must be copied from somewhere else. But now days it doesn't matter for me, if I haven't seen the original movie. I just found the main theme much similar to 'Nick of Time' and 'Badshah'. In the movie Sanjay Suri is shown an intelligence agent, but his wife thinks that he is a chef. This brings back the memory of 'True-Lies'. The only new part was the use if the phone. But that too I found out now is taken from movie Cellular. So when a movie is made with the mixture of so many other movies it's future is quite clear.

The things I like about the movie is its pace. As the name suggest the things really happens fast, and there is not much time to think about in between the scenes. But this breaks in the last 20 minutes of so where the movie goes in traditional Bollywood style of Dhishum dhishum.

The plot of the movie is also quite interesting. Three stories going parallel, one after the other. One of the kidnapping of Urmila, the other of the Zayed trying to help Urmila, and then the plan of murder of prime minister. These three stories gets mixed up naturally with each other as the movie continues.

But then the very ordinary acting and unnecessary extra style has killed the spirit of the movie. Except Sanjay Suri, none other makes any impression. This goes even for Urmila, who is always promising in RGVs movies. Due to this ordinary acting some scenes doesn't really convey the feelings that director wanted. E.g. the scene at the end where Urmila leaves all hope and cut the phone, should have made a good impact. But instead we just wait for the end of that scene.

Other than acting, some unnecessary love for style demoralizes the movie. Showing so cool villains is good for Hollywood movies not for Bollywood The background of London is also only for making style and not much intelligent advantage of this background can be seen. Especially at the end, all those dhishhum- dhishhum were utterly unnecessary. May be director has an impression that the climax in Hindi movies must have such fights. They look unrealistic, increase the length of the movie and make sure that the people are leaving theater before the movie ends.

Over and all, I find the movie once watchable. If it is coming on TV or you can get it on rent its OK. But then again make sure that you have the remote and forward button handy. Next time, when the movie is on TV, you can safely watch other channels.

...to erase the atrocious memory of having watched this pathetic excuse of a film. One of the disadvantages of visiting my parents is that I get to watch such crap. Vikram Bhatt is one of the worst directors. He's a copycat and he sucks at that. 'Speed' miserably rips off the Hollywood film, 'Cellular'. With the exception of Sanjay Suri and Urmila Matondkar, 'Speed' has some of the worst actors who give their worst performances e.g. Zayed Khan, Tanushree Dutta, Ashish Chowdhury etc. Only Urmila Matondkar delivers a decent performance but as an Urmila fan I request others to avoid this piece of trash at all costs. Even Sanjay Suri fails (but that's due to the sick screenplay). Everything about it is tacky whether it's the special effects, the songs, set designs or whatever. And, guess what, it's set in England. Vikram Bhatt should be banned from films.

Wait till you watch this one.... I mean even after reading this review. No other movie till date has sucked more than this one.... One thing i wont understand is that, when you are ripping off some English flick why to add your own creativity? With the amount spent for making this movie the producers should have considered buying rights for "Cellular" to be dubbed into Hindi and released the movie. They might have gotten some profits that way i guess. If there was a chance to rate this movie with a 0 i would have done it and the most pathetic performances come from Tanushree Datta and the girl who played the sidekick to Aftab. I don't know if my problem is that i have seen Cellular much earlier than this movie..... but that cant be a reason to support this movie... i could go on for hours but neither i have the time to discuss about this useless crap of a movie not i want to remember those awful scenes from the movie.....

please stay away from this flick.

Speed is an action thriller film directed by Vikram Bhatt. The film stars Zayed Khan, Sanjay Suri, Urmila Matondkar, Aftab Shivdasani, Aashish Chaudhary and Tanushree Dutta.

A young man receives a phone call from a woman claiming to have been kidnapped. Meanwhile, the abductors use her as a hostage to force her MI5 husband into assassinating the Indian prime minister.

Vikram Bhatt from the Bhatt camp who are notorious in coping English films making into Hindi ones comes up with another terrible film which is copied from English film Cellular. One the one hand Cellular is a decent action film but on the other hand Speed is a terrible copy.

The plot which is copied from an English film has a very bad execution. The film only interests for the first 20-25 minutes or so and then starts irritating.

Acting is bad and the film is filled by few of the most terrible actors of Indian film industry such as Zayed Khan, Tanushree Dutta and Ashish Chaudhary who never disappoints when it comes to terrible acting. Zayed Khan always irritates when he is on screen. Aftab Shivdasani, Urmila Matondkar and Sanjay Suri are some good actors but are wasted badly in the film.

Screenplay of the film is average and doesn't excites much, songs of the film is forgettable and climax of the film is predictably bad.

Please avoid the film.

Wow !! Speed Is The Superb Fast Spaced Action Thriller About Positive v/s Negative War Between Mi5 Agent Siddhart Verma (Sanjay Suri) & Super Cop Major Rohan Nath (Ashish Chowdhry) 2 Kill The Lady PM (Suhasini Mulay) & its a Cellphone Conversation between 2 strangers Richa (Urmila Matondkar) & Sandy (Zayed Khan) who Sort Out The Problems Of That PM Killing Mission,Siddhart's Wife Richa & Their Son Boby Were Kiddnapped By 2 Baddies Kabir (Aftab Shivdasani) & Monica (Sophie Chaudhary) Who R Working Under The PM Killing Mission Of The Handsome Super Stunning Major Rohan Nath (Ashish Chowdhry) Who Is n charge of security of the visiting Prime Minister. But as his girlfriend Sameera (Amrita Arora) has her birthday the very same day, Rohan is caught between his personal life and duty. He obviously chooses the later.On other hand the kidnapped Richa dials a strange number on her Mobile & its get connected to Sandy (who is here to make it back with his gf Sanjana (Tanushree Dutta) ) & there Richa Shares her Problems With Stranger Sandy On a Cellphone Conversation & Sandy Is Ready To Save Her & Her Son Boby But Sandy Is Still Anaware About Major Rohan Nath's Plan That Rohan & Kabir Had Hired Richa's Husband Siddharth To Kill The Lady Pm , Will Sandy Be Able To Save Boby Richa & The Lady PM Or Rohan Nath Will Succeed By Making Siddharth a Killer Of The Lady PM ?

Of The Cast : Zayed Khan's Action is Good but His Acting is Unrealistic in Some places,Urmila,Sanjay Suri,Tanushree Dutta,Aftab,Sophie & Amrita Arora R All OK (Theek Thaak Types), But The Real Charm Soul Speed & The Hottness Of The Movie Is The One & Only Ashish Chowdhry, The Regal Handsome Hunk Aashish Springs The Most Elegant Lavished Fruit Flowery Surprise In His Each & Every Momment,Gorgeous Ashish's Most Enchanting Exotic Golden Honey Velvet Voice Can Make Even a Dead Dialogue Alive & His Dashing Royal Personality In The Super Cop Uniform As The Ravishing Action Packed Major Rohan Nath Is Beyond Compare,In Short Ashish Chowdhry Is The Extremely Best Looking Marvellous Dialogue King Parexcellency The Mindblowing Handsome Personality With Tons Of Talents & Glam Appeal, Finally My Verdict For This Movie~ East Or West Ashish Chowdhry Is The Best

Director Vikram Bhatt is in form this time. Thrillers have always been his forte and his handling of the subject material is commendable this time. It's stylish and most importantly, it succeeds in keeping your interest alive. Pritam's music is Fabulous,The Songs 'Loving You' 'Tikhi Tikhi' & 'Hello' R Marvellous, Pravin Bhatt's cinematography is topnotch. The locales of London are eye-filling and give the film the required sheen. Action sequences (Abbas Ali Moghul) are well executed.

On the whole, SPEED is an interesting thriller To Sit Back Relax & Watch With Full Interest