Top Gun: Maverick manages the miraculous – it's totally worth the wait
. Every moment inside the cockpit of the airplanes feels real, eschewing the sometimes too-smooth, too-perfect world of CGI for real beads of sweat and panting breath.is the rare sequel that will appeal to the fans of the original and to those who think back upon the 1986 classic with a vague shrug. It has just enough hat-tipping sentimentality for that serotonin kick, but not so much that you feel pulled down by the weight of nostalgia.
Glen Powell, who reportedly was so good in his audition to play Rooster that they cast him in another role, proves that the rumour might be true – he is phenomenal as king douchebag Hangman. He's so arrogant you almost like him, while still being able to experience some level of schadenfreude when he fails.
! – is endearing, bordering on the 'awkward genius' trope without ever straying too far into that territory.We do have to wonder why they cast Manny Jacinto in a wordless role, when he could have lent his impressive acting chops to one of the other two 'main' newbies Payback and Fanboy . Though we concede that thein 2018, a 2022 audience might notice his lack of presence.
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