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.

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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

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

Jan 5, 2018

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Jami Bernard

New York Daily News

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

Rated: 2/4

Jun 20, 2014

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Joe Morgenstern

Wall Street Journal

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

May 28, 2013

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

A seriously inferior sequel...

Rated: 2/4

Dec 9, 2023

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

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."

Rated: F

Sep 1, 2022

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Stefan Pape

Common Sense Media

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.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 28, 2022

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shane o

It’s so bad that it’s good 👍

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

08/11/25

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el w

objectively terrible but it's so bad i just love it

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/27/25

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thiago s

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.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/01/25

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Benjamin C

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.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/25

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Space C

It's okay at best but Annie Porter (Sandra Bullock) rambles way more in this than the first and not in an endearing way, just in an overly annoying, talks too much kind of way. John Geiger (Willem Dafoe) always plays a great villain, especially if said villain is a little crazy. Overall, okay movie but I'd recommend the first Speed over this one.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/06/25

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mark g

$150 million budget in 1997 and this is what you get? I mean, they got stars. Ultimately though, the thing that dooms this film is the reason why Keanu Reeves turned it down, awful script/story. Mindless fun, I guess. However, the tedious and monotonous nature of the film kinda kills the fun.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/21/24

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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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