A believable sequel, which in itself is rare but it was bogged down by poorly acted, poorly researched roles. Ed Harris, John Hamm and the antics of the pilots competing for the spots were all distractingly bad. Why Harris and Hamm's characters seem to hate Maverick was a caricature of military pilots. Military pilots survive based solely on their ability to work under heavy loads and they jealously defend their counterparts. Maybe the cock fights played to the competing vibe in the 80s but that's simply ridiculous today. All 3 failures dragged the movie down repeatedly and it was distracting. Jennifer Conley's character was a good edition but I missed how she fit in the 86 Topgun movie. Did she? It was also distracting. And lastly, who in the hell would put up with the abuse? No one would endure that treatment from people who need your services desperately. 999 of 1000 would tell them stick where the sun don't shine.