Roger Ebert's review
Four stars; praised as a fearless, intelligent love story.
Ebert praises the performances and character focus while criticizing Top Gun’s avoidance of a real relationship.
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- The review gives the movie four stars and calls it rare for dealing fearlessly with real people rather than special effects.
- The review says the film gives its two leads their best acting opportunities and that both make the most of them.
- The review calls it a warm-hearted, intelligent love story and one of the year’s best movies.
- The review criticizes Top Gun for avoiding a real relationship in favor of airplanes.