Think of all the cliches you might have seen in Top Gun, mix them up a bit and Hey Presto, a new film, Some decent flying scenes, but interspersed with the 'This'll cost you your job', 'You're the best' and 'This is the modest superhero you need to look up to" speeches, together with My Hated Colleague is Now My Best Friend and We Are A Great Team Which We Weren't When We Met plots, and you have Maverick. But it all works out in the end as the All American Hero saves the planet. Again.

I really like Tom Cruise, love Mission Impossible films, but this misses the target for me.