Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)

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 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.