Taking place during the height of the Vietnam War, Maverick (Tom Cruise) makes it into a flight school called "Top Gun". This is an elite training academy where members of the navy learn how to become experts in aircraft. Alongside Goose (Anthony Edwards), Maverick is successfully skating through his Top Gun training. On a fateful training mission, Goose's neck snaps which sadly leads to his death. While juggling the sudden passing of his best friend and a love affair with Charlie (Kelly McGillis), Maverick successfully passes his Top Gun training. During the graduation party, an urgent mission arises, which leads to Maverick and his fellow graduates to be appointed to one last mission. Maverick ends up saving the day because of course he does.
I, as expected, really liked this movie, even though I watched it with... my parents. Crazy, I know, but they really wanted me to check this out and I'm glad I did. It had a healthy amount of action and romance in it that kept me entertained the whole time. I thought it was a nice touch how they killed Goose off. Though sad, I think it made a semi-bland part of the movie into a heart wrenching moment. There were some critiques I had with this film, though, especially the romance with Charlie. It seems like they talked 3 times in the movie and kisses once. Of course this isn't known as a romance movie, but it was a little too buried for me to enjoy. On the other hand, the action was slightly unsatisfying as well. "A healthy amount" doesn't exactly mean it's perfect. These are just minor griefs I had, I overall really enjoyed what I watched and would recommend it to everyone.
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