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List Price: $19.98 | | Label: 20th Century Fox
Salesrank: 59985
Released: March 9, 1999 |
| Our Price: $11.20 |
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Anybody seen Keanu? The action star of Speed opted out of this overbearing sequel, which finds costar Sandra Bullock in love with another guy (Jason Patric) and in trouble aboard a cruise ship under the control of a mad extortionist (Willem Dafoe). Speed director Jan de Bont is back at the helm for part 2, but even he seems to have forgotten that what made the first film work was the simplicity of its hook (the bomb, the bus that can't drive below 50 mph, the handful of sympathetic passengers, etc.). Speed 2 is all about hugeness: big ship, lots of places to get into trouble, and so on. Even with an eye-popping, endless finale of the vessel crashing into port (and causing mondo destruction), there is nothing about this movie that is remotely as involving as its predecessor. --Tom Keogh
Speed 2 - Cruise Control Reviews:
THE BRONZE STANDARD 
2009-11-07 - the first film took itself entirely too seriously . i was not enamoured of MS. BULLOCK in the first picture (as i am now) . having seen SPEED at the time of release , my impression was of an adequate action movie with a young actress chronically on the verge of laughing at her predicament and that of the folks on the bus . it took me out of the picture . this film , on the other hand , has the will to be bad and strongly rolls the bones in that direction . i'm a WILLEM DEFOE fan first and foremost . i very much enjoy DENNIS HOPPER . but i favor DEFOE as the heavy here . i love that the film is set at sea (and that there is a spectacular crash at the end) . i feel JASON PATRIC is better suited to this particular character (his easy charm and quiet charisma) than the much liked KEANU REEVES (i own a number of pictures with MR. REEVES and enjoy his acting . POINT BREAK , STREET KINGS , MATRIX , etc) . i feel very manipulated by this "DUMB" film and i like it . i've seen SPEED 2 several times now and it never fails to amuse and entertain me . i get to see a fair amount of the quite lovely MS. BULLOCK as well and consider that a charming plus . her chemistry with MR. PATRIC seems quite natural . write what you will . i can't be dissuaded from liking this silly little diversion .
It Could Have Been Better!!!
2009-10-01 - I don't hate this sequel, but it's okay for what it is. It doesn't exactly feel like a 'Speed' movie, but more like another action film with characters from the original Speed in it. It has been two years and Annie Porter has broken up with Jack Traven and has someone new named Alex Shaw. She thinks Alex works as Beach Partol, until she finds out that he is actually an expert of the LAPD SWAT team. Alex surprises her with a trip to the Caribbean, on the cruise ship, the Seabourn Legend. After having fun in the sun, a man named John Geiger takes control of the ship and threatens to blow it up. While everyone is evacuating the ship, Alex stays to find Geiger and stop him. I'd probably recommend SPEED 2: CRUISE CONTROL!!!
Bigger, but certainly not better 
2009-05-20 - The only thing that's watchable here is . . . . wait, let me rephrase that. There is absolutely NOTHING watchable here. The plot is ridiculous, the characters are thin and annoying (especially Dafoe, who is in fact a great actor elsewhere), the action sequences are nothing but silly and painful to watch, and the script is . . . well, the script isn't as bad as the one for Batman & Robin, but it's STILL bad. What made Jan de Bont think he could try to surpass the classic original? Well, whatever happened, this movie turned out to be very worthless. Pass.
This would be prime fodder for RiffTrax...so bad it demands insults hurled at the screen 
2009-04-06 - I can just imaging the "Three Riffers"...Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett of MST3K fame...doing a "riff" on this one. It is right on the good side of the "so bad it's good" versus "so bad it's bad" border.
Let's get Jason Patric out of the way first. Not so much a G.I. Joe Action Figure kind of hero as a "The Cardboard Box That G.I. Joe Is Packaged In" kind of hero, he's W-A-Y in over his head. While I do my best to avoid spoilers in my reviews, I'll just say this...if your dream in life is to watch Jason Patric vomit in a Z-grade action film, you...my friend...are standing on the threshold of your dream.
Sandra Bullock. In the original Speed (Widescreen Edition), she admittedly set a standard for the new "heroine finds her inner strength under fire" kind of heroine. In this film, she's kind of...well, less than a "new standard setter."
Is the romantic relationship between Patric and Bullock at all believable? Sure, if you believe that "chicken nuggets" from your local fast food place are made from 100% USDA inspected chicken breast meat.
Willem Dafoe, having the worst of all possible bad hair days, is the villain du jour and it is far from his shining hour.
Put it all together and you have Sandra Bullock and Jason Patric in a romantic relationship that is not at all believable on a big boat with Willem Dafoe in a ridiculous hairdo committing random acts of terrorism while Patric vomits and Bullock paints her toes.
Keanu Reeves and Dennis Hopper probably laughed themselves silly over this one. If you like really, really, really bad movies, this one's for you.
What can I say?
2008-08-06 - Forget that Speed 2 doesn't beat Speed. Forget that Keanu Reeves doesn't return as Jack Traven. What matters it this: Sandra Bullock is great, William DaFue is just as great, and Jason Patric is also pretty good! The visuals are nothing special, but are still entertaining and enjoyable to watch. It's not a visual feast, like Speed 1, but it most certainly is a suspenseful thriller with some really good acting. I've always like Sandra Bullock, and this just widened my liking of her. Jan De Bont is great with these action films, and although it doesn't match the witty action and suspense of the first movie, it still is a great choice for keeping your heart racing and your adrenaline pumping.
