The first Top Gun: Maverick reviews are in, and they praise Tom Cruise’s long-awaited sequel for its thrilling action and impactful story. Released in 1986, Tony Scott and Cruise delivered a thrilling action movie in Top Gun. Over thirty years later, Cruise is returning as Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell at long last. Top Gun: Maverick is directed by Joseph Kosinski and has been one of the most anticipated Hollywood blockbusters ever since the first trailer was released. Since that happened in 2019, the delays caused by COVID-19 have left fans of the high-flying franchise eager to finally see if the movie delivers.
Top Gun: Maverick brings back Tom Cruise to his iconic role
Top Gun: Maverick’s story sees Cruise return to Top Gun to help train a younger generation of pilots, which includes Miles Teller as ‘Rooster’, the son of Nick ‘Goose’ Bradshaw (Anthony Edwards) from the original movie. The tense relationship between Maverick and Rooster is central to Top Gun 2, but the chance to see Cruise play his iconic role again is only a piece of the puzzle for why audiences are so excited. Top Gun: Maverick’s trailer repeatedly highlighted the practical flying sequences Cruise and the rest of the pilot actors participated in. Following all of the delays to the movie, it is finally around the corner – and it sounds like it is well worth the wait.
A few weeks after Paramount allowed critics to share their first reactions to Top Gun: Maverick online, the studio has now lifted the review embargo. Dozens of Top Gun: Maverick reviews are now flooding in online, and they are overwhelmingly positive. The critics praise the long-awaited sequel for delivering on the anticipation through a combination of stunning action sequences and a deeper story than the original movie offered.
Reviews are in agreement
The Top Gun: Maverick reviews are so far in universal agreement: this is one long-awaited sequel that actually proved to be worth the wait. It’s no surprise to see the action repeatedly praised throughout the reviews either. Paramount’s marketing team has made a point of highlighting them, with even the cast and crew detailing the difficult but rewarding process of learning to fly and film themselves. The potential surprise for viewers will be Top Gun: Maverick’s story, which critics are a bit more divided on in terms of its effectiveness. Still, it appears to really work for some in the way it explores Pete Mitchell as a character and Cruise’s legacy.
There is little doubt now that Top Gun: Maverick won’t be another massive win for Cruise. The A-list action star has been on a hot streak in recent years thanks to the Mission: Impossible films, but now he’s potentially revived another franchise through Top Gun. In doing so, Cruise will also likely help inject even more life into the theatrical business, which is a big passion of his. It won’t be surprising given Top Gun: Maverick’s reviews if the movie becomes one of the biggest new releases of the summer and the year as a whole.
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