Review of Top Gun: Maverick (2022) by Richard Lawson for Vanity Fair — 12 May 2022
Had Tom Cruise not been in the cockpit, I suspect very little of that emotional component would be so effective. Maverick—loud and dumb and occasionally thrilling—is an act of arrogance, sure, a veteran movie star happily strutting onto the stage so lovingly set for him.
(And which he helped design.) But that proves to be a clever reflection of the character he’s playing.
You can read the full review where it was originally posted online.
This review of Top Gun: Maverick (2022) was written by Richard Lawson and published by Vanity Fair on 12 May 2022.
Top Gun: Maverick has generally received very positive reviews.
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