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avg. user rating (1-10): 9
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110 minutes
United States (1986)
15
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TOP GUN FILM REVIEW |
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Roaring jet engines and gushing testosterone characterise this Tony Scott-directed Simpson/Bruckheimer production. Worryingly memorable 'high concept' landmark
A cinematic milestone for all the wrong reasons. Remember the time when film used to be innovative and exciting? Well, this Simpson/Bruckheimer production put an end to it.
No more Taxi Driver, The Right Stuff or even Risky Business - high concept had arrived.
Cruise is Lt Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell, the top-gun pilot on a testosterone high who has to get the girl while proving that he is man of the sky. A film which adds up to less than the sum of its parts, Top Gun can still be admired for its sheer professionalism. Most of the films it inspired were much worse, but Top Gun was the first nail in the coffin of Hollywood cinema, and so far only Michael Mann seems brave enough to try to lift the lid.
Still, it has to be said that the extensive dog-fight sequences are thrillingly realistic - if you like that sort of thing.
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