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By Rex Reed (1,506) for Observer (1,042) on 31 May 2022

There is still something to be said for skillful, old-fashioned filmmaking, and director Joseph Kosinski has done plenty of it here…

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By Christopher Machell (333) for CineVue (2,163) on 29 May 2022

A good two-thirds of Top Gun: Maverick is very solid, if unremarkable, but what really gets it off the ground are its top-drawer flight…

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By Mark Kermode (1,002) for The Observer (UK) (826) on 29 May 2022

Top Gun: Maverick offers exactly the kind of air-punching spectacle that reminds people why a trip to the cinema beats staying at home and…

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By Peter Travers (3,602) for ABC News (186) on 27 May 2022

The sequel is still unapologetically rah-rah about American imperialism, but who cares…

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By Dom Sinacola (87) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 27 May 2022

Kosinski’s dogfights are pristine, incredible feats of filmmaking, economical and orbiting around recognizable space, but given to…

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By Donald Clarke (1,051) for The Irish Times (483) on 27 May 2022

In short, Kosinski and his team have accomplished their odd, hybrid mission more impressively than should have been possible…

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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 27 May 2022

Top Gun: Maverick is one of those rare breeds: a sequel that’s better than the original…

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By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 27 May 2022

Top Gun: Maverick is a perfectly tolerable time-killer, and I enjoy popcorn as much as anyone, but I just hope these won’t be the only…

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By John Anderson (1,358) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 26 May 2022

Top Gun: Maverick is not a dislikable movie, by any means: The cast is charming, the military stuff is convincing, the action sequences…

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By Dana Stevens (1,435) for Slate (2,081) on 26 May 2022

Even if you don’t harbor fond feelings for the 1986 Top Gun, a movie that upon its release was seen by many as a glamorized recruitment…

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By Richard Brody (868) for The New Yorker (1,837) on 26 May 2022

What’s most impressive about Top Gun: Maverick is its speed—not the speed of the planes in flight but the speed with which the movie…

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By A.o. Scott (2,100) for The New York Times (9,847) on 26 May 2022

Though you may hear otherwise, Top Gun: Maverick is not a great movie. It is a thin, over-strenuous and sometimes very enjoyable movie…

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By Trace Sauveur (69) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 25 May 2022

This is the ideal example of a big summer blockbuster and one of the best legacy sequels we’ve ever gotten: a movie that knows how to…

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By Scott Greenstone (10) for The Seattle Times (964) on 25 May 2022

And therein lies perhaps the only issue with the movie: Tom Cruise flies so close to the sun he blots out anything that might illuminate a…

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By Jim Slotek (879) for Original-Cin (1,156) on 25 May 2022

Clocking in at under two hours, virtually every word of prosaic bro dialogue, every dramatic exchange, every turn of events, is designed to…

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By Bill Goodykoontz (2,123) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 25 May 2022

Top Gun: Maverick is a movie-star movie with great action pieces best seen on the biggest screen available. It’s a modern take on old-fashioned fun…

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By Barry Hertz (792) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 24 May 2022

Maverick works its wonders thanks to the perfect match of star power, source material ripe for retrofitting, and a director who knows how…

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By Ann Hornaday (1,919) for Washington Post (9,851) on 24 May 2022

Like the hyper-competent aces at the story’s core, this is a movie that defines its lane early and sticks to it, with finesse, unfussy…

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By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 24 May 2022

Maverick is a movie made for “Top Gun” fans BY “Top Gun” fans, including director Joseph Kosinski, who wisely follows Scott’s…

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By Martin Carr (79) for We Got This Covered (2,391) on 23 May 2022

Beyond the perfectly poised storytelling, awe-inspiring visuals and pulsing soundtrack, Maverick also possesses another important…

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