Speed 2: Cruise Control

Movies like this embrace goofiness with an almost sensual pleasure.

The last half-hour is a decent enough ride, with Dafoe controlling the ship by Powerbook and product placement, while Bullock and Patric demonstrate the triumph of American gumption over high tech, the better to save all hands on deck.

Not nearly as clever at taxing the audience's knuckles as its forerunner, Speed 2 still manages to stay above board long enough to merit a look-see, if only to relish the once-in-a-lifetime pleasure of Mr. Dafoe and his pet leeches.

The screenwriters, Randall McCormick and Jeff Nathanson, and the director, Jan de Bont, have no interest in providing their actors with stuff to act.

This is my idea of a nightmare.

But like De Bont's awful "Twister", Speed 2: Cruise Control somehow manages to fail in every way.

Speed 2 is such an inept piece of direction that it's anybody's guess whether De Bont understands how to convey where two characters are in spatial relation to each other or in relation to the action.

While not as good as the first, this sequel still provides enough entertainment to enjoy and Sandra is still very likeable as Annie.

Without Keanu Reeves, Speed 2 is like a balloon with a hole in it; no matter how much you cram into it, you can't fill it up.

I did no see the first movie but this one its not that bad although the story doesnt sound real and the act isnt that great(I saw it with my family and they think that this is horrible movie because it can even compare to the original one)

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

Le premier film avait beau se montrer idiot et invraisemblable question scÃnario et personnages, il n'empêche qu'il restait un excellent divertissement de part son incroyable punch. Car, oui, que serait Speed sans son Ãnergie? Et bien, cela donnerait Speed 2... Une suite bien en dessous du premier car Ãtant moins palpitante, ce qui ressort encore plus le côtà grotesque et incroyablement con de l'affaire (la trame, les personnages...). Et si ce n'Ãtait que ça... Mauvais effets spÃciaux, pas de mise en scène, des acteurs pitoyables (même Willem Dafoe manque de charisme!), des dialogues immondes... Bref, Speed 2 ressemble plus à L'Aventure du PosÃidon avec un terroriste à bord (en moins bon, bien entendu). Quand même sauvà par sa dernière demie-heure (enfin) Ãnergique, ce film se montre inutile, tout comme Sandra Bullock (tout simplement Ãnervante et ridicule!).