Speed 2: Cruise Control

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Speed 2: Cruise Control

PG-13

1997

2h 5m

Action

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Annie is looking forward to a Caribbean cruise with her cop boyfriend, Alex, who purchased the tickets to make up for lying about working on the SWAT team. Their trip turns dangerous, however, when an explosion disables the ship's communication system, and it becomes clear that the vessel is under someone else's control. Alex and Annie must fight for survival as they discover that John Geiger, a crazed passenger, is behind the chaos.

Critics Consensus

Speed 2 falls far short of its predecessor, thanks to laughable dialogue, thin characterization, unsurprisingly familiar plot devices, and action sequences that fail to generate any excitement.

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Carol Buckland

CNN.com

01/05/2018

It's not really worth sinking your time and money into. This movie is more floundering than fun.

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Jami Bernard

New York Daily News

06/20/2014

2/4

An ear-splitting amusement-park attraction posing as a movie.

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Joe Morgenstern

Wall Street Journal

05/28/2013

Speed 2 is frantic action, tinny dialogue, perfunctory characterization and tried-and-false plot pilferings.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

12/09/2023

2/4

A seriously inferior sequel...

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

09/01/2022

F

This is probably as good a time as any to point out that Orson Welles scrounged for budgets all his life, yet studios routinely throw $110 million at crap like "Speed 2."

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Stefan Pape

Common Sense Media

07/28/2022

2/5

This Keanu Reeves-less sequel is masked by its commitment to non-stop action and entertainment, that you're almost distracted from its shortcomings, of which there are many.

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RICARDO A

@RT00207939 Apr 7

This Sequel is Unnecessary, Don’t Waste your Time watching this messy sloppy and chaotic disaster!

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Karl S

@Rohirim Feb 22

Much better than most people think. It doesn't do much to better the first movie. But as a standalone movie it's downright fun.

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DAVE F

@BLUEY1763 Jan 30

Not quite as good as the origonalbut still entertaining. I loved the last 30 minutes when the ship was plowing its way through town taking out everything in its path after passengers realized what was happpening all they could say was "SHIT" And the little dog in the guys convertible. He comes out after the ship comes to rest against the clock tower and the anchor falls on his car. I'm so glad the little dog was O.K.

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DanTheMan 2

@DanTheMan2150AD Jan 12

Setting sail with the exceptionally bold idea of taking everything about the original Speed, slowing everything down and trading a white-knuckle bus ride for a luxury cruise ship, the way that Speed 2: Cruise Control fails seems almost decadent when compared to other films. Willem Dafoe's villain should redeem everything but he's hardly in it because the screenplay's drunk. I blame the writers more than anyone else, so many of the film's problems stem from the script's core inadequacies. Director Jan De Bont was contractually obligated to make a sequel despite not wanting to, yet he still turns a film that at least looks the part with some big explosions and ridiculous stunts, while composer Mark Mancina delivers a score way better than it had any right to be. The complete lack of urgency is what ultimately sinks Speed 2, it leans heavily on large-scale destruction but even these moments feel more excessive than suspenseful, never delivering the thrill promised by its name.

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Bobby E

@RT23212962 Dec 28

Best thing about this movie is Jason got himself into some pretty good shape . Hope he got paid well .

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shane o

@Shanes_DVD_Shack Aug 11

It’s so bad that it’s good 👍

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Synopsis

Annie is looking forward to a Caribbean cruise with her cop boyfriend, Alex, who purchased the tickets to make up for lying about working on the SWAT team. Their trip turns dangerous, however, when an explosion disables the ship's communication system, and it becomes clear that the vessel is under someone else's control. Alex and Annie must fight for survival as they discover that John Geiger, a crazed passenger, is behind the chaos.

Director: Jan de Bont
Producer: Michael Peyser, Jan de Bont, Steve Perry
Screenwriter: Jeff Nathanson, Randall McCormick
Production Co: Blue Tulip, Twentieth Century Fox
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $48.1M
Runtime: 2h 5m
Sound Mix: Surround

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