Speed 2: Cruise Control

Cruise Control? A lady once said... It’s way off, and even my favorite actress Sandra Bullock can’t save it. Absolutely indistinct Jan de Bont diluted a series of boring stories from a cruise ship, controlled by a mad security software developer, with a talkative and naive love story and crowned it with a pretty nice explosion and an impressive final shipwreck. Truly far too little for an action movie... (07/14/2004)

Jan De Bont basically drained all his energy on the first film, so the sequel is just a tired action ride, lacking any drive, compelling pace, or heroes to root for. Jason Patric tries as hard as he can, but the flawed script doesn't give him much opportunity to match up to Keanu Reeves’s performance from the first film. Sandra Bullock, once a tough driver, has turned into a ridiculous diva that starts getting on your nerves after about fifteen minutes. The finale is grand and quite alright, but otherwise it's an unnecessarily dragged-out and poorly executed action ride. A stupid and unnecessary sequel. (05/07/2005)

Speed 2 is a standard action B-movie with a motorcycle, an airplane, a boat, a scooter, a chainsaw and cool music by Mark Mancina. It’s a bit worse than Water World, but still sufficiently entertaining, though sometimes in a different way than its makers intended. And the ending is bombastic. (03/19/2006)

Maybe I'm nuts, but I'm always entertained by this typically American action flicks. It's got pace, plenty of humour and an insight that adds even more pizzazz to the already entertaining action scenes. As far as the actors are concerned, Sandra Bullock comes across a bit over the top, as almost always, but her comedy hits the spot in all the "suspenseful" scenes. Of course, the film’s biggest asset is the nasty villain played by the charismatic Willem Dafoe, who could have easily carried the whole thing on his own. And the final ride through the city is simply amazing! I'm not saying, and I doubt, that you'll like Speed 2, but you shouldn't be bored watching it either. 50%. (07/13/2011)

My relationship with this atrocity is bordering on abject hatred. Jan de Bont took the hand-made action-romance heart attack finish of the first installment, destroyed it with a C-grade explanation, and then sent Sandra Bullock to slow down a yacht. And by doing so, he also sent this potentially very profitable series down the drain. (05/21/2006)