Top Gun: Maverick
Following up the 80s classic we all know (and some of us grew up with), is the exhilarating Top Gun: Maverick. Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell (Tom Cruise) has reluctantly returned to train Top Gun graduates after more than thirty years of service. Tasked with teaching the best and brightest graduates for a specialised mission, the recruits are assigned a specialised mission – the likes of which have never been faced before. In order to ensure a successful mission and the safety of his students, the loveable rapscallion and one of the Navy’s top aviators must confront his past, overcome his fears and achieve the impossible.
Directed by Joseph Kosinski, Top Gun: Maverick is a callback film that blends the right amount of nostalgia, along with a glimpse into the future. The film is at heart, a love story – if the love interest were a squadron of F-18 fighter jets. The film manages to draw the audience into an exciting new storyline which relies heavily on the events of the past, but continues to excite from start to end. Things really kick into gear once the mission gets started, and the thrill seeking of pilots pushing the limits pairs incredibly with the amazing soundtrack – including the new track composed for the film, Hold My Hand by Lady Gaga.
Much alike its original, the film is so much more than just aviation; following the lives of each of the characters both personally and professionally. The all star cast is rounded out by some big names, including Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, and Danny Ramirez, along with Ed Harris and Val Kilmer. While some characters have important cameos, some more central to the plot than others, the most important relationship focuses around Maverick’s encounter with Lt. Bradley ‘Rooster’ Bradshaw (Teller) – the son of Maverick’s late friend Lt. Nick ‘Goose’ Bradshaw.
Top Gun: Maverick promises everything you’d expect in a Top Gun film, and both aims and soars past any expectations the audience might have from the original. Come for the nostalgia, stay for the air show.
Top Gun: Maverick hits cinemas on May 26.
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