Top Gun
Sunday, October 10, 2010 at 12:00PM
Release Year: 1986 Director: Tony Scott Review: A wildcard navy pilot Maverick(Tom Cruise), is enlisted in Top Gun, where the best of the best go to train. He has a chip on his shoulder and he isn't about to go along with the authority. You can pretty much fill in the rest of the plot. You've got the rival student, Iceman(Val Kilmer), and the pairs heated exchanges as they vie for the Top Gun trophy. The attractive girlfriend who at first rejects his cocky attitude but eventually falls for his kind heart. The goofy friend who keeps him grounded. It's all there, it's all been done to death. That's what I was struck most by. I don't think there is a single scene that isn't contrived and over done. There are some good lines, but ultimately its just a carbon copy of countless other renegade films with Tom Cruise stuck in.
Rating: 2/5
1986 in Action & Adventure
Reader Comments (2)
11 days without a review? Slacker..
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