2.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 2.9
Overview
A disgruntled former employee hijacks the Seabourn Legend cruise liner. Set on a fixed course, without any means of communication and at the mercy of the hijacker, it's up to the one cop on vacation, and his soon to be fiancé (hopefully) Annie, to regain control of it before it kills the passengers and causes an environmental disaster. Insurmountable and daunting tasks await them on their perilous journey throughout the ship trying to fend off the hijacker and save the passengers.
Starring Cast
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Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
A disgruntled former employee hijacks the Seabourn Legend cruise liner. Set on a fixed course, without any means of communication and at the mercy of the hijacker, it's up to the one cop on vacation, and his soon to be fiancé (hopefully) Annie, to regain control of it before it kills the passengers and causes an environmental disaster. Insurmountable and daunting tasks await them on their perilous journey throughout the ship trying to fend off the hijacker and save the passengers.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central conflict is an apolitical action thriller focused on stopping a deranged individual, with the solution relying on individual heroism rather than engaging with broader political or social issues.
The movie features a diverse supporting cast, though its primary leads and antagonist are white, without explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative is a conventional action thriller that does not critique traditional identities or center on DEI themes.
Secondary
Speed 2: Cruise Control is an action thriller centered on a cruise ship hijacking. The narrative does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters, relationships, or themes, resulting in no specific portrayal to evaluate under the provided framework.
The film "Speed 2: Cruise Control" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on an action-thriller plot involving a runaway cruise ship, with no elements related to transgender identity or experiences.
The film features Annie Porter as the main female character, who actively participates in the plot and faces danger. However, her actions primarily involve driving, evasion, and assisting the male protagonist. There are no scenes where she directly defeats one or more male opponents in close-quarters physical combat.
Speed 2: Cruise Control is a direct sequel to Speed, with Annie Porter returning as the same gender. The new lead, Alex Shaw, is an original character, not a gender-swapped version of the previous film's protagonist, Jack Traven. No other established characters undergo a gender change.
Speed 2: Cruise Control is a sequel to an original film, not an adaptation of pre-existing source material with established character races. The returning characters maintain their original race, and new characters do not have a prior canonical race to be swapped from.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
4.0
4.6
Critic Ratings
0.4
2.4
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