FINALLY got around to watching Top Gun: Maverick today. I was a bit apprehensive despite the high ratings and rave reviews, only because the movie is over two hours long. Still, curiosity got the better of me. The film was beautifully shot with great cinematography of not only the flight scenes, but also the landscape and terrain those scenes occurred. I felt the first 45 minutes was a bit heavy on the corny and nostalgic side, and I had a hard time relating to the heteronormative of naval camaraderie, as well as the unabashed bravado of the pilots - men and women. However, the storyline is actually good (mission into enemy territory to destroy a uranium plant; which four pilots of the 10 candidates will be selected), and I feel this version separated itself from the first movie and found its own path in the last 45 minutes. Of course the ending paid tribute to the first Top Gun as a means to tie up the ribbon of nostalgia that threaded the entire experience. Overall I'll give it an 8 out of 10. It's not an Oscar contender, but it's still great entertainment!
Review of Top Gun: Maverick
