Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997) was a well acted, action-packed, exciting, and intelligent movie. It is a shame the non-contributory programming had to be there. Wanton Violence/Crime suffered due to criminal destruction with much endangerment of human lives and attempted double murder. Wanton Violence/Crime (W) also suffered due to a long sequence of reckless driving, attempted multiple murders, lengthy sequences of violent acts, and multiple deaths and injuries due to the consequences of criminal action. Impunity/Hate (I)(1) suffered as well but mostly because of hard language with a token amount of adolescent arrogance toward caring parents. Sex/Homosexuality (S) lost about 16 of its starting 100 points due to an umarried heterosexual couple sharing a cabin and bed on a cruise, sexual references and innuendo, wearing of only underwear, and camera angle to focus the viewer on female private regions. Drugs/Alcohol (D) lost a few of its 100 points because the producers just had to insert a couple scenes of drinking and drunkenness. Offense to God (O)(2) lost about 75% of its points from bombarding the observer with frequent use of God's name in vain but at least without the four letter explicative. While deaths due to the consequences of criminal activity could be considered murder, the deaths/injuries caused by criminal acts in this movie were incorporated into Wanton Violence/Crime. However, there was one instance of murder with physical violence that subtracted a few points from Murder/Suicide (M)(3).|
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| Please remember we believe that if even one of the six Investigation Area scores for a movie is equivalent to the CAP comparative baseline database scoring range for R, PG-13, or PG material, the entire movie should be regarded as so rated. For example, if only Wanton Violence/Crime earns a score equivalent to R but all other Investigation Areas earn a score equivalent to G, THERE IS R-RATED MATERIAL IN THE MOVIE AND YOUR KIDS WILL SEE IT AND HEAR IT IF THEY WATCH THE MOVIE! |