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Speed 2: Cruise Control
1997 · Film · 125 min
Part of Speed Collection
Directed by Jan de Bont
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.
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> People today confuse reviews with criticism. The two are not the same.
They are if you're talking about journalistic film criticism (vs. academic film criticism): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_criticism
> Personally, I like guys like Mark Kermode, who can say "this movie was complete and utter nonsense and I had a great time" or "this was a really smart movie, but it just didn't work".
I think you're implying that Mark isn't a film critic, but that's what he calls himself (his bio: https://www.markkermode.co.uk/). Also, movie critics recommend "bad" movies (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/speed-2-cruise-control-1997) and dump on "beloved" movies (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-usual-suspects-1995) all the time.
One thing I've always appreciated about Ebert's reviews is that he [has explicitly stated that he] rates movies from the context of the intended audience[1], rather than from the context of an aloof movie critic.
I like that he takes that approach here as well. This is the first time I read his review and his experience echoed mine, when I saw it as a kid. I remember that the movie sucked and I remember the toy/movie marketing tour that accompanied it.
I miss the guy. He was never an elitist and always willing to surprise you and engage with you on his blog.
[1]: Check out his reviews for Speed 2 and Home Alone 3. He gave both movies, panned critically, three stars. It's hard to argue with the logic he so colorfully furnishes.
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/home-alone-3-1997
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/speed-2-cruise-control-1997