Initial Thought: I must be bored to sit here and decide to watch this. I hear nothing but negatives about this movie. I guess I tend to do things for myself. I'm sure it won't be the worst thing I've ever seen.
Characters/Acting: It's too bad Keanu Reeves didn't return for this. At least we got Sandra Bullock again. Plus I think Jason Patric is pretty underrated. I am glad he is a new character instead of them trying to pass him off as the same one. Also with Willem Dafoe as a villain is good. The little deaf girl is probably my favorite character. The characters aren't bad, but they are a bit hindered by the bad script.
Story: A computer hacker breaks into the computer system of the Seaborn Legend cruise liner and sets it speeding on a collision course into a gigantic oil tanker. This is a weird plot considering how slow boats move. They could easily be moved from a collision path with no fear of going too fast. You know movies don't always follow the rules of actuality, but usually you don't really care or notice. Here everything that happens feels too falsified. It takes away from the escapism and makes you know you are just watching a crap movie. Oh that ending was so groan inducing.
Directing/Writing: I feel sorry for Jan de Bont who didn't even want to due this critically bashed film. Hell maybe that's why he made it end up so badly. Twister is my favorite of his films by far. Speed is fairly good. The rest of his films have sucked though in my opinion. Graham Yost didn't participate this time around. Randall McCormick who helped with the story isn't known for making particularly good films. He wrote two of the trash sequels in the Scorpion King series. He did do Titan A.E. though which I really enjoyed. Jeff Nathanson who scripted this is actually a really good writer. I have enjoyed everything I've seen of his so far. Some lines here made it out to be more comedy like one scene where several characters in different spots of the ship say the exact same thing.
Final Thought: As a sequel I can see why people hated it. As it's own movie it really isn't the worst thing I've seen. It is a bad corny movie though don't get me wrong. It is a bit too long for the subject it deals with. It's chock full of cliches and cheese. This is a prime example of why Hollywood shouldn't always force sequels. Especially on films that have no real ability to allow for one. Just skip this.
Speed 2: Cruise Control Reviews
Speed 2: Cruise Control review
Posted : 8 years, 8 months ago on 30 July 2015 05:170 comments, Reply to this entry
An average movie
Posted : 11 years, 8 months ago on 11 August 2012 09:44Honestly, I don't think it was that bad. Ok, now you're thinking I'm crazy but let me put some context around this statement... This flick is notoriously one of the worst sequels ever made so, beforehand, I thought it would be just awfull and since my expectations were so low, this flick had actually a shot to positevely surprise me. Does it make any sense? Anyway, of course, it is pretty average and it remains a disappointing sequel. First of all, it is obviously pretty funny that they decided to make an action flick around a huge boat which is not really a fast vehicle at all. Keanu Reeves knew that this was a stinker going nowhere so he wisely staid away of it and it was a terrible blow for Jason Patric and Jan de Bont whose careers never really recovered from this disaster. Still, I thought the whole thing was midly entertaining. I mean, Jan de Bont is a decent action movie director, Willem Dafoe is always a badass bad guy and there were some entertaining sequences and I think the original opinion is a little too harsh. Of course, it is pretty average but the genre doesn't require anything mind-blowing (As a matter of fact, Roger Ebert surprisingly gave it a 3 stars review). To conclude, it is not that bad but it is still pretty average and, eventually, not really worth a look.
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IT DOESN'T WURRRUCK
Posted : 16 years, 1 month ago on 9 March 2008 03:58If it wasn't for Willam Dafoe's outrageous laugh this would have been a complete flop. The choice of transport begged the question, why would you choose the slowest of all transport for a film with the plot revolving round high octane police chases?.
The star power of dafoe and bullock failed to bring the plot to life, with poor action sequences, useless Scottish quotes and the male lead modeling for Calvin Klien boxers for the whole film.
A poor sequel that fully deserves the biggest record breaking loss at the box office.
The star power of dafoe and bullock failed to bring the plot to life, with poor action sequences, useless Scottish quotes and the male lead modeling for Calvin Klien boxers for the whole film.
A poor sequel that fully deserves the biggest record breaking loss at the box office.
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