Premise - 15/20 - Not making another one would've been fine, but creating a situation where Capt. Mitchell has to teach others to fly an insane route to complete a mission is a decent premise. Adding in Goose's son was a good idea, as well. Cast/characters - 12/20 - Tom Cruise has very limited acting ability, and Pete isn't very deep. Miles Teller did a great job as Goose's son. Jennifer Connelly is always one of my favorites, and she didn't disappoint. Hangman was Mitchell back in the day, but the other Top Gun members were not fleshed out well. Story - 19/20 - The action and suspense were solid throughout the movie, and the ending was satisfying. Dialogue - 13/20 - There were some quality, meaningful conversations, but the dialogue was not awesome. Just meaningful for the characters. World-building - 16/20 - Getting engrossed in the Top Gun school and the action scenes was pretty easy.
75/100 - 4 stars out of 5 - A really good movie that relies on your viewpoint on the hotness of Tom Cruise, your appreciation of the story extension from the first movie, and your enjoyment of this type of action. Tom Cruise is overrated, but I was all in for the rest of it.
Review by Brian UmbaughBlockedParent2022-05-30T16:12:16Z
Premise - 15/20 - Not making another one would've been fine, but creating a situation where Capt. Mitchell has to teach others to fly an insane route to complete a mission is a decent premise. Adding in Goose's son was a good idea, as well.
Cast/characters - 12/20 - Tom Cruise has very limited acting ability, and Pete isn't very deep. Miles Teller did a great job as Goose's son. Jennifer Connelly is always one of my favorites, and she didn't disappoint. Hangman was Mitchell back in the day, but the other Top Gun members were not fleshed out well.
Story - 19/20 - The action and suspense were solid throughout the movie, and the ending was satisfying.
Dialogue - 13/20 - There were some quality, meaningful conversations, but the dialogue was not awesome. Just meaningful for the characters.
World-building - 16/20 - Getting engrossed in the Top Gun school and the action scenes was pretty easy.
75/100 - 4 stars out of 5 - A really good movie that relies on your viewpoint on the hotness of Tom Cruise, your appreciation of the story extension from the first movie, and your enjoyment of this type of action. Tom Cruise is overrated, but I was all in for the rest of it.