I liked most Tom Cruise's movies. I liked Top Gun. However Top Gun Maverick did not work for me. First it is kind of slow. Many years have passed, movies are moving faster, at least action movies. A lot of tribute to the original, a little too much. Second the story is not as captivating. Not sure about other viewers, my attention wondered, especially with sort of similar characters compared to the original. Third, the younger generation characters are not that interesting, cliched, I hate to say. I guess if you have never watched the original and has an average mediocre expectation, you may like it.