A breathtaking cinematic spectacle a sequel that surpasses the original and the best film of 2022 all in one.
I have been wracking my brain about how to write this review without it just descending into a random stream of superlatives and to be honest I am not sure if I will be able to do it. But in the interests of saving time and energy I will not bury the lede and just say that Top Gun Maverick is not only one of the best films of this year it is one of the best action movies of the last decade. Its one of those films that is so good and has made such a connection with audiences that even though it is now available to own on Blu ray 4K UHD and DVD you can still catch it in the cinema.
I had no idea how much I loved the original Top Gun until this film started and a wave of emotion hit me with like I was pulling 9Gs in an F-18 Super Hornet. Tears started forming in my eyes after the first few bars of music kicked in and to be honest it never let up for the next 130 minutes.
More than 30 years have passed since we last saw US Navy Captain Pete Maverick Mitchell Tom Cruise graduating from the Top Gun program. Still in the Navy he should be an Admiral by now but all he has ever wanted to do was fly. Now a test pilot he is living out in the desert flying top secret experimental jets. The films opening sequence as he pushes a supersonic jet to Mach 10 is utterly breathtaking.
As I write this Top Gun Maverick is the biggest film of 2022. James Cameron one of those guys who knows how to direct action might have something to say about this in a few weeks time but for now nothing else this year has come close to . At the start of the year I do not think anyone would have predicted this. A sequel 36 years later making nearly $1.5bn? It sounds crazy. But I truly believe the success of this film speaks volumes about what audiences want from tentpole blockbusters like this classic filmmaking elegant storytelling and vivid beautifully choreographed action. It is the perfect blockbuster.
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