Tom Cruise rarley fails to impress whenever he's working in an action blockbuster and he always gives it his all. I was excited when I heard that this movie was being made, since it has been ages since I've seen a movie about jet fighters and dogfights since, well the origional.
I was also worried that this movie would not be able to live up to the charm of the original Top Gun. Being over 35 years since that movie, I felt that this sequel would have been diluted or even had flopped because of the sheer amount of time it took for it to get made. But I can assure you that if your fearful that this will not live up to the 1986 film, put them to bed, because this is exceedingly better in every aspect that it is awe inspiring. Of course the technicality would be superior since this is not the 80s anymore and filmmakers have so much more at their disposal now, but the thing about this movie is staggeringly practical!
What really helps this movie is that Tom Cruise is now a real life fully licensed fighter pilot, meaning that all the shots of him in the cockpit are real, not chroma keyed. I'm not sure if this was true for the rest of the actors, I think they were passengers behind the camera. It has incredible directing with shots that are wide, fluid and clear. No shaky cam or jarring and ammeter editing. It's always clear and easy to understand what is going on during the flight scenes which is amazing. This would have been so easy to screw up, but the dedication by Joseph Kosinski and his team was truly noteworthy.
Miles Teller was definitely a standout actor in this movie too, I've enjoyed all the roles he has been in and he certainly doesn't disappoint here. The story is great too, it doesn't feel forced or shoehorned in even a bit, and is such an incredible balance of delivering the right amount of fanservice and nostalgia aswell as giving something new and fresh with the updated technology.
Excellent blockbuster movie and one of Tom Cruise's best performances. Don't miss this one.
I was also worried that this movie would not be able to live up to the charm of the original Top Gun. Being over 35 years since that movie, I felt that this sequel would have been diluted or even had flopped because of the sheer amount of time it took for it to get made. But I can assure you that if your fearful that this will not live up to the 1986 film, put them to bed, because this is exceedingly better in every aspect that it is awe inspiring. Of course the technicality would be superior since this is not the 80s anymore and filmmakers have so much more at their disposal now, but the thing about this movie is staggeringly practical!
What really helps this movie is that Tom Cruise is now a real life fully licensed fighter pilot, meaning that all the shots of him in the cockpit are real, not chroma keyed. I'm not sure if this was true for the rest of the actors, I think they were passengers behind the camera. It has incredible directing with shots that are wide, fluid and clear. No shaky cam or jarring and ammeter editing. It's always clear and easy to understand what is going on during the flight scenes which is amazing. This would have been so easy to screw up, but the dedication by Joseph Kosinski and his team was truly noteworthy.
Miles Teller was definitely a standout actor in this movie too, I've enjoyed all the roles he has been in and he certainly doesn't disappoint here. The story is great too, it doesn't feel forced or shoehorned in even a bit, and is such an incredible balance of delivering the right amount of fanservice and nostalgia aswell as giving something new and fresh with the updated technology.
Excellent blockbuster movie and one of Tom Cruise's best performances. Don't miss this one.