Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.5|5.0
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Top Gun—overrated
story loaded with unrealistic and dangerous egoism—tells an adolescent story
for adolescent viewers. The script is all fluff with no substance.
Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia
Storyline
Fighter
pilot Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell (Tom Cruise) and Nick ‘Goose’ Bradshaw (Anthony
Edwards) are sent for additional flight training at a top United States’ flight
school. Maverick makes a ‘pass’ at the female instructor Charlie (Kelly
McGillis) and successfully acquires her as a girlfriend. Goose dies while
training due to a failed ejection mechanism. Maverick finishes flying school
and achieves a one-way ticket to real life military flight exercises.
Additional Thanks
Good
Work for Director Tony Scott. Thanks to Executive Producer Bill Badalato for
making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Officer ‘Stinger’
(James Tolkan), Iceman (Val Kilmer), Viper (Tom Skerritt), Jester (Michael
Ironside), Cougar (John Stockwell), and Wolfman (Barry Tubb).
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
No.
The storyline is amateurish and built to appeal to an immature, teen-age
mindset.
Video Critique Available Here:
Ben Meyers
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