Sometimes I can be a story snob. Okay, I can be a story snob a lot. But that doesn’t mean that I won’t appreciate a good summer action flick every once in a while. You know, the kind of film that isn’t trying to say anything particularly deep in stirring, but just gives me a fun thrill that leaves me with a smile on my face.

Top Gun: Maverick accomplished that.

I tried watching the original Top Gun. Ironically, it was on a flight home from vacation. I got about twenty minutes into it befor...