Review of Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997) by Jollyrogeromni — 22 Jul 2011
The original was a classic, even with Keanu Reeves' wooden acting, and that's a hard act to follow. Jan De Bont had a tough bite to chew off coming up with a sequel. It's not awful but it really misses a lot of marks.
Pacing, identification with minor characters, and chemistry for example really slowed the film down. Which is ironic given the title of the film. For extras it really isn't that critical that they have some acting chops, however it does matter when they are so awful they botch simple human reaction to a crisis the action realism takes a hit.
Luckily for S2:CC it had Willem DaFoe to prop everything up. Otherwise I wouldn't even bother giving this movie a score.
This review of Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997) was written by Jollyrogeromni on 22 Jul 2011.
Speed 2: Cruise Control has generally received negative reviews.
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