Review of Maverick (1994) by Arth J — 29 Jun 2018

Full of tricks and cheats..

Maverick.

3 Out Of 5.

Maverick is a troubled plot driven, in its self-created multi-genre feature that offers every bit of a taste but can also be too much to savor in a plate. The first two acts are light and breezy where everything screams "mundane" of it but latter in its final act, the wind changer the direction and so does opinion, expectation that gets shattered, pulling out its hidden cards up the sleeve, the feature endorses its genre at best.

It is rich on technical aspects like costume design, production design and editing. The only issue in here would be its elaborated plan that may not hold the viewers for it runs and enjoys a bit much even after showing all its tricks. The screenplay is gripping and humorous that is tightly packed with concrete material and evenly paced, offering the audience their some of the best 2 hours of life.

Roy Higgins and William Goldman; the screenwriters has done an amazing work on writing this script but it unfortunately is surpassed by Richard Donner's brilliant execution skills that ups the ante of the game with its own terms. Surprisingly, Mel Gibson is flat out hilarious and convincing as the trickster along with Jodie Foster as her supportive cast.

Maverick; similar to its protagonist, is full of tricks and cheats that does fool the audience along with entertaining them; the perfect package.