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

Jan 5, 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

Jun 20, 2014

2/4

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

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Joe Morgenstern

Wall Street Journal

May 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

Dec 9, 2023

2/4

A seriously inferior sequel...

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

Sep 1, 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

Jul 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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Gareth V

@geewah 3 days ago

A slow, charmless retread that proves how much of the original’s magic came down to Reeves, Bullock and a very simple idea. A mess of a movie.

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Mickey B

@Mickerdoo Sep 22, 2026

Could work if it wasn’t a sequel, Bullock wasn’t reprising, less cheesy, was shorter and more practical. Unfortunately it’s the opposite.

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Ace R

@dragoneca2 Sep 21, 2026

The first one was way better then this one. Speed 2 is BAD, REAL BAD. I do not recommend viewing this movie. Unless you want to waste your time. 👎😡👎😡👎😡

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Johnwil B

@Johnwil123 Sep 10, 2026

what i like is the cinematography but this is not good as what speed 1 does have. 65% range

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 5, 2026

Speed 2 = a *1* star movie

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Mitchell S

@Mitchstur Aug 20, 2026

The climax in Incredibles 2 with the hydrofoil is more epic than this movie's entire run time!!

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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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