Speed 2 - Cruise Control

Speed 2 - Cruise Control (1997)

  • 2% of critics liked it
    (52 reviews)

  • 28% of users liked it
    (204,130 ratings)

Indications were that this action sequel was in trouble before production began, when the male lead from the first film, Keanu Reeves, declined a role in the follow-up. Sandra Bullock returns as Annie Porter, an accident-prone ditz who is thrilled when her boyfriend Alex (Jason Patric) presents her… More

PG-13, 2 hr. 5 min.
Directed By
Jan de Bont
Written By
Jeff Nathanson, Kevin Peterka, Gregg Chabot
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Action & Adventure
In Theaters
Jun 13, 1997 Wide
On DVD
Mar 9, 1999

Critic Reviews

  • Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

    Do yourself a favor and see a movie instead.

  • Desson Thomson, Washington Post

    [It] sinks faster than a rock.

  • Emanuel Levy, Variety

    Speed 2 suffers from a slender script, a tedious first reel and a routine villain who lacks the entertaining menace that Speed's diabolical madman projected.

  • Janet Maslin, New York Times

    Speed 2 doesn't have much in mind besides convincing an audience that a runaway ocean liner is a dynamic menace. Fine, but it doesn't beat a runaway bus.

  • Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

    Even the film's big-ticket closing stunts are more impressive for their size than for any excitement they generate.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Lenny M


    You can't franchise Speed in cruise control, no sperm in these germs.

  • Brad W


    Mother of god who makes this shit, I would expect this crap from a Adam Sandler film, but Sandra Bullock?

  • Jeff "


    Sequel to the awesome Speed, Speed 2 is a terrible film with bad acting, and rehashed ideas. Willem Dafoe is trying his best to prevent this film into sinking, but not even his awesome performance can save this mediocre sequel from crashing. This film seems sloppily made, with pretty… More

  • Albert K


    the definition of a crappy sequel

  • Tim S


    No Keanu? No way.

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