"It's loud, sometimes silly, often crazy. But in the end, the moral of the heart-stopping story is clear: Tom Cruise is a rootin'-tootin' hero."
★★★★★ Peter Hoskin, Daily Mail

"An expertly crafted, thunderously enjoyable and surprisingly emotional blockbuster."
★★★★★ Jamie Graham, Total Film

"Unquestionably the best studio action film to have been released since 2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road."
★★★★★ Robbie Collin, Daily Telegraph

"Top Gun: Maverick hits its target with explosive force."
★★★★★ Nicholas Barber, BBC.com

"Slick visuals, thrilling aerial action, a surprising emotional wallop and, in Tom Cruise, a magnetic movie-star performance as comforting as an old leather jacket."
★★★★★, Ian Freer, Empire Magazine

"Two hours later, I was scribbling down words like “Whoa!”, “Exciting!” and “Bullseye!!"
★★★★ Charlotte O'Sullivan, London Evening Standard

"See it on the biggest screen possible. Then see it again"
★★★★ Kevin Maher, The Times