Top Gun: Maverick spoiler-free review: A worthy return to the danger zone

But Top Gun's core tenets—incredible fighter-jet combat, enjoyable cheese, and the big-grin smile of Cruise—have returned in arguably finer form than the original.Top Gun: Maverick has the added benefit of looking incredible on a large screen, and it's perhaps the best IMAX format showcase of the past five years. were clearly eager to take cinematic air combat to the next level, and there's no getting around it: If you have to stitch three hospital-grade masks together or rent out a private room to feel comfortable in a public movie theater in 2022, you should consider doing so for this film.Every major flight scene includes per-cockpit camera rigs that emphasize the added height of IMAX's 16:10 ratio, and in these moments, flying is choreographed to let this camera angle showcase Top Gun-caliber stuff. While these moments are tolerable, I felt they were explanation overkill that took time away from getting the film's cameras up into the danged skies.You must login or create an account to comment.Join the Ars Orbital Transmission mailing list to get weekly updates delivered to your inbox.