Description: Tom Cruise is electrifying as Brian Flanagan, a young, confident, and ambitious bartender who, with the help of a seasoned pro (Bryan Brown -- GORILLAS IN THE MIST, F/X 2), becomes the toast of Manhattan's Upper East Side. But when he moves to Jamaica and meets an independent artist (Elisabeth Shue -- ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING, HOLLOW MAN), their vivid romance brings a new perspective to the self-centered bartender's life. Sizzling with high-powered performances and a #1 hit soundtrack, the box office blockbuster COCKTAIL has it all!
Amazon.com: This 1988 effort at creating a milestone coming-of-age story with the impact of The Graduate is commendable, but the results are mostly shaky and garish. Tom Cruise plays an ambitious young man who arrives in New York City and becomes known as a flashy bartender in a hot club. After falling for Elisabeth Shue's girl-next-door character, however, his desire for success causes him to travel down a more selfish path with an older woman. The film, directed by Roger Donaldson (Bounty), is built on entirely on appearances (Cruise's star charisma) and flash (the way Cruise and his character's bartending mentor, played by Bryan Brown, toss bottles of booze around). The more interesting and underlying themes, however, particularly the hero's obvious Oedipal dilemmas, are lost beneath this window dressing, as if everyone involved was afraid to commit to the story's intrinsic value. Cruise fans might want to take a look at this, but otherwise there isn't much to recommend it. --Tom Keogh
Good all around entertainment Just a great favorite of mine from a while back. Always loved Elisabeth Shue!
Great stuff............. Cocktail is an American classic!
Great movie, great cast, great performances!
Who doesn't love this movie?
Not totally satisfied not sure what the problem is, or if its even the fault of the actual dvd, but the picture quality is pretty awful. its grainy, and dark. i get a better picture when im' watching something on regular tv, on a station that is NOT HD. other than that, it was delivered quickly which was nice, just the quality has bummed me out a bit...
Tom Cruise in Cocktail!! I really like this movie, cause it shows the pains of being a single adult. Plus some of the stupid mistake we make as adults, and sometimes we almost miss our one true love. Cruise is great in this movie as a guy going to college and a part time bartender. I rate this a 8 from 1to10!!
Unintentional camp and a very bad film! Now we all know at this point that Tom Cruise is a little odd and not exactly a brain trust, so it shouldn't be too surprising that he chose to make this awful piece of trash after becoming a pretty big star. But Bryan Browne? The terrific Aussie actor from FX, A Town Like Alice and Breaker Morant? He must have been desperate for cash. Poor guy - He went back to Australia not too long after participating in this hideous venture.
This movie is both unintentionally hilarious at times, and really just plain bad at others. I saw it at the movies with my husband and we both agreed at the time that it was a real stinker. The script is atrocious and completely unrealistic.
If it smells like a bomb and it looks like a bomb, guess what, it's a bomb. A big smelly bomb. Only watch Cocktail if you've consumed several cocktails yourself!
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