Top Gun: Maverick first reactions call it a perfect sequel with "stunning" action sequences
gamesradar.comTop Gun: Maverick has been described as the "perfect blockbuster" as its cinema release date approaches, and critics have begun sharing their first reactions online.
Paramount Pictures screened the sequel at CinemaCon in Las Vegas recently, just a few weeks before it's set to be shown at Cannes Film Festival. After watching the film, journalists in attendance – and those who had seen it beforehand, too – took to social media to post their opinions, and it's safe to say that all of them were overwhelming positive.
Starring Tom Cruise, who's back as Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell, the movie sees the legendary pilot forced to lead a new team of aspiring aviators, a position he's actively tried to avoid for his entire Navy career.
Miles Teller, Danny Ramirez, Jon Hamm, Manny Jacinto, Monica Barbaro, Ed Harris, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, and Jennifer Connelly also star, while Val Kilmer is back as Maverick's old nemesis, Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky. Joseph Kosinski directs.
"[Top Gun: Maverick] left me grinning ear to ear and immediately wanting to watch it again. ESSENTIAL big-screen viewing - hard to imagine there'll be a more fun cinema trip this year," Total Film's deputy editor Matt Maytum said of the film, while editor-at-large Jamie Graham proved to be just a big a fan.
"Not sure it's possible to make a more perfect sequel than Top Gun: Maverick," he tweeted. "If you like the original, this is everything you've waited 36 years for, balancing nostalgic call-backs with a fresh, dynamic plot and STUNNING aerial photography. Totes emosh, too. I'll be stunned if there's a better blockbuster this year."
Fandango's Nikki Novak piled on the praise, writing: "Just saw #TopGunMaverick at #CinemaCon - goodness gracious. Might be the best
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