Top Secret!

Although there is no question that this free-swinging spoof... runs out of steam, it is a wonderfully flaky example of what Hollywood has to offer in this traditionally silly summer season.

If you're in the mood for some frequently inspired silliness (and have been weakened by the heat) you'll no doubt find something to laugh at in this movie.

The result is a non-stop barrage of gags, many of them inspired and hilarious themselves but scattershot in effect because the premise isn't sturdy or coherent enough to hold them together.

Not even half as funny as "Airplane!' but still... a lot more clever than most movie comedies made today.

It's amusing enough in a Mad magazine sort of way to be worth a look.

lt's as if "Airplane" were a jam session in which fine musicians, through their spontaneity and improvisational talents, made noticeable improvements in a second-rate score, and "Top Secret" were the same tune, played note-for-note as written.

Kilmer never breaks... it’s a work of near-sorcery, anchoring an actually serious movie that the filmmakers smother with jokes until it becomes a completely different thing.

…Val Kilmer’s cinematic debut is one for the ages, platforming a personable, handsome leading man who can sing, dance and handle comedy with Peter Cushing to Omar Sharif…Kilmer had talent to spare, and Top Secret! is the place to see it on full display…

A delightfully silly spoof [that] is blessedly under no illusions as to what we want from a movie like this.

...a hit-and-miss comedy that benefits from its stirring performances and smattering of hilarious set-pieces...