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Speed 2: Cruise Control

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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.
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Speed 2: Cruise Control

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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. Go to Full Review
Jami Bernard New York Daily News 06/20/2014
2/4
An ear-splitting amusement-park attraction posing as a movie. Go to Full Review
Joe Morgenstern Wall Street Journal 05/28/2013
Speed 2 is frantic action, tinny dialogue, perfunctory characterization and tried-and-false plot pilferings. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 12/09/2023
2/4
A seriously inferior sequel... Go to Full Review
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." Go to Full Review
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. Go to Full Review
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DanTheMan 2 5d 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. See more Bobby E Dec 28 Best thing about this movie is Jason got himself into some pretty good shape . Hope he got paid well . See more shane o @Shanes_DVD_Shack Aug 11 It’s so bad that it’s good 👍 See more el w May 23 objectively terrible but it's so bad i just love it See more thiago s @Thiagostone Mar 1 Filme ruim, o roteiro é horrível, o filme fez a mesma coisa do que o 1 filme, só que muito ruim, a Sandra Bullock voltou, mas o vilão é ruim, trocaram o ônibus desgovernado, para um navio desgovernado, e piorou o 1 filme, com tudo isso, eu não recomendo esse filme, não vale a pena assistir. See more Benjamin C 01/13/2025 Two hours of my life that I will never get back. I could have done many other great things instead. However, I also was somehow compelled to watch till the very end. Mainly because I wanted to ensure my outlandish predictions were accurate. And oh boy they were. See more Read all reviews
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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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