Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- tense
- heightened
- romantic
- action movie night
- 1990s nostalgia
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the sequel as a poorly written, thinly characterized action thriller whose slow-moving cruise-ship setting undermines its promised excitement.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Geiger commandeers the cruise ship and sets it on a collision course with a tanker, making the vessel itself the central source of danger.
Annie discovers that Alex’s supposedly mundane work is actually a hazardous police assignment, threatening their cruise romance and planned proposal.
Geiger, a fired designer of the ship’s systems, takes over the vessel’s controls through his computer expertise.
The climax relies on the cruise ship’s massive movement, mechanical systems, and collision-course stunts as its primary visual appeal.
Films like Speed 2: Cruise Control, and why
The Poseidon Adventure
shared action thriller structure, maritime disaster setting, hijacked vehicle, and escalating collision-course suspense
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
shared disaster spectacle, confined transportation setting, terrorism plot, and rescue-focused action
Executive Decision
shared 1990s action-blockbuster tone, technological sabotage, and protagonists racing to stop a mass-casualty disaster
Passenger 57
shared hijacked transportation premise, ticking-clock danger, and high-concept action thriller conventions
Movie Details
- Director
- Jan de Bont
- Release Date
- 1997-06-13
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Rating
- 4.6 / 10 (1875)
Cast
- Sandra Bullock
- Jason Patric
- Willem Dafoe
- Temuera Morrison
- Brian McCardie
- Glenn Plummer
- Colleen Camp
- Lois Chiles
- Mike Hagerty
- Bo Svenson
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Speed 2: Cruise Control about?
- A determined cop must save his girlfriend and thousands of cruise passengers after a disgruntled systems designer hijacks their ship and steers it toward disaster.
- What is Speed 2: Cruise Control like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Speed 2: Cruise Control as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Speed 2: Cruise Control violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Speed 2: Cruise Control as mild.
- What did critics think of Speed 2: Cruise Control?
- Critics broadly regarded the sequel as a poorly written, thinly characterized action thriller whose slow-moving cruise-ship setting undermines its promised excitement.
- Which films are like Speed 2: Cruise Control?
- Films with a similar feel include The Poseidon Adventure, Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, Executive Decision, and Passenger 57.
- How long is Speed 2: Cruise Control?
- Speed 2: Cruise Control runs 125 minutes.
- Where can I watch Speed 2: Cruise Control?
- In United States, Speed 2: Cruise Control streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
