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Though it features some of the most memorable and electrifying aereial footage shot with an expert eye for action, Top Gun offers too little for non-adolescent viewers to chew on when its characters aren't in the air.
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The film's intensity mirrors the competitive and wild personalities of the pilots themselves. In this arena, the casting is on-target. May 16, 2019 | Full Review…
The film's intensity mirrors the competitive and wild personalities of the pilots themselves. In this arena, the casting is on-target.
Duane Byrge
... "Top Gun" is terribly monotonous. Feb 8, 2018 | Full Review…
... "Top Gun" is terribly monotonous.
Kathleen Carroll
The movie, in short, hits its emotional marks, but it does so with such insistence that it feels less like real life than an object lesson in the architecture of the blockbuster. Jan 3, 2018 | Full Review…
The movie, in short, hits its emotional marks, but it does so with such insistence that it feels less like real life than an object lesson in the architecture of the blockbuster.
Paul Attanasio
There are elements that hold up - especially Cruise's blinding charisma. The aerial scenes are still thrilling, and perfectly suited to a giant screen. Everything else? Well, that depends on how nostalgic you're feeling. Feb 7, 2013 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
There are elements that hold up - especially Cruise's blinding charisma. The aerial scenes are still thrilling, and perfectly suited to a giant screen. Everything else? Well, that depends on how nostalgic you're feeling.
Elizabeth Weitzman
The aerial sequences in Top Gun are as thrilling -- while remaining coherent -- as any ever put on film. Feb 6, 2013 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
The aerial sequences in Top Gun are as thrilling -- while remaining coherent -- as any ever put on film.
Gene Siskel
Whether you love Top Gun or hate it -- or hate yourself for loving it -- the fact is that when it became the top-grossing film of 1986, Hollywood in its infinite wisdom took all of the worst lessons from its success and overlooked what made it so... fun. Aug 25, 2011 | Rating: B | Full Review…
Whether you love Top Gun or hate it -- or hate yourself for loving it -- the fact is that when it became the top-grossing film of 1986, Hollywood in its infinite wisdom took all of the worst lessons from its success and overlooked what made it so... fun.
Chris Nashawaty
Could Top Gun actually be a portrait of the dark side of American individualism? May 2, 2017 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
Could Top Gun actually be a portrait of the dark side of American individualism?
Josh Larsen
Slickly made, it's a fairly entertaining watch that doesn't provide much beyond surface thrills, although many have had fun analyzing its (unintentional?) homoerotic content. May 7, 2016 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
Slickly made, it's a fairly entertaining watch that doesn't provide much beyond surface thrills, although many have had fun analyzing its (unintentional?) homoerotic content.
Matt Brunson
"Top Gun" works best as a sort of time capsule, a window into a pretty spectacular decade for big-budget filmmaking. Apr 17, 2016 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
"Top Gun" works best as a sort of time capsule, a window into a pretty spectacular decade for big-budget filmmaking.
J. Olson
Cruise, the cheesy soundtrack and the stunning aerial photography that marks out its combat scenes are its three main selling points. Feb 22, 2016 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…
Cruise, the cheesy soundtrack and the stunning aerial photography that marks out its combat scenes are its three main selling points.
Jennie Kermode
You can argue that it's a cool movie, but is "Top Gun" a good movie? I'd definitely say "Hell no," topped with "Are you kidding me?" Aug 3, 2014 | Full Review…
You can argue that it's a cool movie, but is "Top Gun" a good movie? I'd definitely say "Hell no," topped with "Are you kidding me?"
Felix Vasquez Jr.
The unashamedly goofy 1986 dogfighting classic flips on the afterburners to make yet another pass on Blu-ray, this time soaring into the third dimension. Feb 18, 2013 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
The unashamedly goofy 1986 dogfighting classic flips on the afterburners to make yet another pass on Blu-ray, this time soaring into the third dimension.
Phil Villarreal
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