However, some modern retrospectives from The Guardian have praised the film for its progressive inclusion of a deaf character (Drew) and its ambitious, record-breaking final stunt.
: Once the hacker takes control, the ship cannot be steered or stopped manually, forcing it toward a catastrophic crash with an oil tanker and the island of Saint Martin. Reception and Critical Legacy subtitle Speed 2: Cruise Control
: While the original Speed took place on a city bus, the sequel moves the action to the Caribbean aboard the Seabourn Legend . However, some modern retrospectives from The Guardian have
: A disgruntled computer genius, John Geiger (Willem Dafoe), uses a remote keyboard to hack the ship's navigation and "cruise control" systems. John Geiger (Willem Dafoe)