The sequel stars Cruise in his signature role as the smirking flyboy in aviator shades. 'It’s an outrageously entertaining picture, boasting some of the most exquisitely choreographed action sequences since 'Mad Max: Fury Road,'' writes SeanMBurns:
Tom Cruise is going to save the movies, even if it kills him. The daredevil superstar turns 60 in July, and with two more “Missions: Impossible” on deck he’s finally releasing “Top Gun: Maverick,” the long-delayed, 36-years-later sequel in which Cruise reprises his signature role as the smirking, cock-of-the-walk flyboy in aviator shades.
This bravura opening sequence — a nifty little mini-movie of its own before the story proper starts — finds Cruise’s character performing an incredibly brave and stupid stunt, breaking orders and putting his life on the line to prolong the careers of his co-workers and crew, so they can all keep flying for just a little while longer. That’s “Top Gun: Maverick” in a nutshell.
“Top Gun: Maverick” is a surprisingly emotional experience in its evocation of the title character’s loneliness after a lifetime of burned bridges and breaking all the rules. With Cruise riding solo on his motorcycle and puttering around with old planes in an empty hangar, it seems the highway to the danger zone is a solitary one indeed. A wonderfully staged scene finds his class of new recruits bonding at a bar, busting each other’s chops and singing along to jukebox oldies.
Maverick spends the movie haunted by ghosts of his past and the detritus of bad decisions. Foremost among them is Miles Teller’s resentful Rooster — son of his late sidekick Goose — a promising kid whose military career our guilt-ridden hero sabotaged because he couldn’t bear to see him put in harm’s way.
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