A sinking ship if ever there was one, the most pleasurable thing about Speed 2: Cruise Control is seeing Sandra Bullock drown in her own lack of talent. She's screechy and incompetent, downright embarrassing when set against the virile, charismatic Jason Patric who's entirely credible as the film's leading man. Everything else is a failure. The action is non-stop, but always tedious. Attempts at humor uniformly fall flat. Willem Dafoe's villainous turn is inconsequential where it might've been at least fun in its hamminess. The digital effects are heinous. In a year where Titanic set the bar and The Lost World: Jurassic Park did a similar boat crash, this is especially shameful. Kudos to Keanu Reeves for not climbing on-board.
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