This is your usual smug Tom Cruise vehicle as a military standout (although he has never served). His general demeanor in all of his military fantasy films is the opposite of what the best and the brightest of superior military personnel generally project; quiet confidence and efficiency. American Made and the Top Gun series of films are practically indistinguishable from each other. If you have seen one, you have seen them all. Tom is better off in light comedy, such as Risky Business; he has problems in most serious films. He has a few good credits in serious film, such as Magnolia, but he just does not come off as a credible military person to anyone who has been in the military.

Don't waste your time on this tediously ordinary Cruise film.