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Top Gun: Maverick (2022)  
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Directed by:
Joseph Kosinski |
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COUNTRY
USA |
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Genre
Action/Drama |
NORWEGIAN
TITLE
Top
Gun: Maverick |
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RUNNING TIME
130 minutes |
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Produced by:
Jerry Bruckheimer
Tom Cruise
Christopher McQuarrie
David Ellison |
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Written
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Ehren Kruger
Eric Warren Singer
Christopher McQuarrie |
Review
Just when it seemed like it
had rendered itself completely irrelevant with its obsessing over
superhero franchises and remakes, Hollywood threw out this lifeline to
the fast diminishing population of adult moviegoers. And it was
immediately rewarded with incredible box-office numbers. Unlike so many
films in the action/adventure genre of recent, Top Gun: Maverick
is a proper movie – traditional escapism for long-time movie buffs –
which is as enjoyable to see as it is a relief. Granted, we are talking
about a sequel here, but it’s a sequel that stands firmly, independently and
confidently on its own feet as an apolitical, unironic, straightforward
movie made with aesthetics and thrills in mind. And one of the reasons the
action works so well is that it feels organic. CGI is used as a tool,
not as a foundation, which makes a world of difference for how the
flying action looks. From the minute Pete "Maverick" Mitchell is
reintroduced, and once all the nostalgia has quieted down, Top Gun:
Maverick gets into its slick, well laid out setup of fighter jet
training, an exhilarating real-life mission, and only a semi-vapid
romance between Maverick and Penny, played with a perpetual pose by
Jennifer Connelly. Tom Cruise, on the other hand, looks amazing and
gives one of the most compelling performances of his career. When
Maverick is told by his old pal Iceman that "it's time to let go" and
Cruise replies "I don't know how", the actor looks to be
tapping into more real emotion than he has ever done before. I, for one, believe
that Cruise might not know how to let go, but luckily there is no need
to just yet.
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