Directed by Joseph Kosinski
Story by Peter Craig and Justin Marks
Screenplay by Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer and Christopher McQuarrie
Based on characters created by Jim Cash & Jack Epps, Jr
Stars: Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Charles Parnell, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Bashir Salahuddin, Monica Barbaro, Jay Ellis, Danny Ramirez, Jack Schumacher, Manny Jacinto, Kara Wang, Greg Tarzan Davis, Jake Picking, Raymond Lee, Ed Harris, and Val Kilmer
I was in a viewing slump as of late. There weren't many movies that felt like a movie. I waited a long time to see this movie, because I didn't want to be another disappointment. After my tepid response to Top Gun, I was pleasantly surprised by this movie.
Hard-headed, stubborn Maverick (Cruise) remains a captain for over thirty years, because he wants to continue to fly. A once in a lifetime opportunity comes when Maverick is summoned to come back to Top Gun to teach the best of the best pilots to run a covert mission to destroy a uranium plant from going online.
I expected this movie to be a rehash of the original movie. There were callbacks to the original. I was fine with it. I never expected to laugh, cry, hold my breath in the movie. It has done it. Thank you movie for making me care about these characters.
The action sequences were compelling. It was weird that I heard the theme of CSI peppered into the score of the movie. The performance from the cast were stellar. It was weird that some of the people coming to Top Gun had no lines.
Did anyone notice that scene with Rooster (Teller) and Maverick where height difference was off?
Rating: 9/10
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