Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

As a teenager, nearly 40 years ago, I was consumed by the original Top Gun. It fueled my dreams of becoming a pilot, and Tom Cruise's charisma, alongside the adrenaline-pumping aerial sequences, left an indelible mark on my youth. When I heard the familiar theme song for Top Gun, goosebumps erupted across my skin. While I had sky-high expectations, I confess to feeling a tinge of disappointment. After all, it's been nearly two years since the premiere, and the hype had settled. Yet, I found myself glued to the couch, unable to tear my eyes away.…

A very good sequel, maybe even better than the first "Top Gun" I enjoyed this movie a lot. It has a straight and simple and yet captivating story and a lot of very good top tier action, and wich was done by using mostly practical effects and filmmaking and was not a CGI overkill, unlike so many blockbuster action movies nowadays. The movie also stands out as an example for a very good sequel, which might even be superior to the first movie. If you can see past the blatant and yet relatively sparingly inserted "US world police" propanda (which was in…

Top Gun: Maverick (2022) Review: A Technically Brilliant, Emotionally Hollow Shell - 5/10 Top Gun: Maverick is a film of profound contradiction. It is a breathtaking technical achievement, a masterclass in practical aerial cinematography that viscerally puts you in the cockpit. Yet, beneath the roaring jets and flawless spectacle lies a narrative and emotional core so thin it evaporates upon contact with the air. It is the cinematic equivalent of a perfectly engineered, beautifully polished shell with nothing inside. The FIGJAM Problem Tom Cruise's…