I get the fan service and how this movie tickles all the same nerves the original did. I also get Tom Cruise's handsome mug and great acting.
But if you leave it aside amd focus on the plot amd writing, this is almost a mediocre B-Movie.
1. What's up with the plot? A team of fighter pilots needs to navigate a perilous route full of anti-air defenses and drop a bomb into a narrow tunnel leading to something very valuable to the enemy. Seriously? Me and my 15 yo son were laughing loud - thanks the authors didn't bring a Death Star into the movie.
2. Trying to avoid mentioning who "the enemy" is or any motivation whatsoever for carrying out an air raid on a foreign soil makes it all look weak and cartoonish. "the enemy" flying both Russian SU-57s (like there's more than one country operating those now) and American F-14s is hilarious.
3. Why would you fly training missions in a real canyon with a risk of losing a pilot or an aircraft if you have the software able to plot the course and track how close the plane is?
4. The whole training process sequence is bland. The Navy brings in this super pilot, makes a big deal of his appearance, and what does he bring to the table? Drills one 2 min course with the team and delivers motivational speeches? Feels like a lost opportunity - can we not show what a military leadership would look like? Training a band of characters to become a team is such a theme to explore.
But if you leave it aside amd focus on the plot amd writing, this is almost a mediocre B-Movie.
1. What's up with the plot? A team of fighter pilots needs to navigate a perilous route full of anti-air defenses and drop a bomb into a narrow tunnel leading to something very valuable to the enemy. Seriously? Me and my 15 yo son were laughing loud - thanks the authors didn't bring a Death Star into the movie.
2. Trying to avoid mentioning who "the enemy" is or any motivation whatsoever for carrying out an air raid on a foreign soil makes it all look weak and cartoonish. "the enemy" flying both Russian SU-57s (like there's more than one country operating those now) and American F-14s is hilarious.
3. Why would you fly training missions in a real canyon with a risk of losing a pilot or an aircraft if you have the software able to plot the course and track how close the plane is?
4. The whole training process sequence is bland. The Navy brings in this super pilot, makes a big deal of his appearance, and what does he bring to the table? Drills one 2 min course with the team and delivers motivational speeches? Feels like a lost opportunity - can we not show what a military leadership would look like? Training a band of characters to become a team is such a theme to explore.
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