Say what you will about “Top Gun” - and I’m not a huge fan, to be honest - but at least it has an aesthetic and a perspective to spoke to its moment.

“Maverick” is caught between being a generic Tom Cruise vehicle about how the world still needs and making nostalgic homages. pic.twitter.com/3UTyDnnLsj

— Darren Mooney (@Darren_Mooney) May 12, 2022