worst person in the world was the finale to triers oslo trilogy after reprise and oslo august 31st and it may just be his piece de resistance fay watson1 top gun maverickimage credit paramount picturesthere was no way top gun maverick could work top gun the movie that made tom cruise a star came out 36 years ago and was a product of its time from its powerpop score and mtv edits to its jingoistic politics and unbridled machismo even its biggest fans wouldnt want more of that a sequel had to again capture that need for speed but be completely differentno it couldnt work and yet it did and how boy oh boy and how as pete maverick mitchell tom cruise found himself ordered back to top gun to train a batch of flyboys glen powell and miles teller are magnetic and a flygal monica barbaro ace to navigate a seemingly impossible mission if the original was about cockpit cowboys fighting for individual glory as their egos wrote cheques their bodies couldnt cash this belated sequel taught the values of teamwork and instilled belief in those without hopetop gun maverick got everything right from the frequent callbacks that each time came with a clever twist to lend the nostalgia a touch of zest to val kilmers ohso moving cameo as iceman to the slipstream of worldweariness that mav now trailed his trademark confidence and mischievous antiauthoritarianism were still in evidence but the grin and the raybans had slipped askew cruise grounded the airborne action with a terrific performance moviestar charisma feathered with real nuancethe kinetic heartstopping setpieces meanwhile were extraordinary culled from 800 hours of footage and proving 10 times more thrilling than the nostakes cgi spectacle offered by most blockbusters director joseph kosinski is a shooter and he somehow matched nay exceeded tony scotts barsetting visualsits all practical action stressed cruise who not only performed his own stunts naturally but trained up his costars being in an fa18 is very intense i had to teach the actors about how to become pilots and how to understand cinematography and editing and lighting so that when they were up there they knew how to start the cameras turn them off and performance they had to be absolutely spot onas did the film it is damn this kids good jamie grahamthose are the best movies of 2022 as chosen by the total film team be sure to also check out our list of the best shows of 2022 too