Cocktail
Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: July 29, 1988
2.6
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 185 Ratings
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CMJan 5, 2008
Was there a script involved or was this improvised? Awful waste of celluloid.
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JDOct 8, 2008
This movie isn't a masterpiece but, it is entertaining, certainly shouldn't be in the worst movies list.
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discombobulatorFeb 29, 2008
One of the worst films ever made and another role by Mr Cruise that proves that he is one of his generations poorest actors. Dreadful.
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EndermanJan 31, 2017
This is one of the most iconic films of the 80's. It literally oozes cool. This is not one of the 29 worst films of all time... Give me strength, baby. yeah!
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BrentB.Aug 11, 2007
I watched this movie when I was 14, so I did not realize how completely ridiculous it was until I watched it again as an adult. Please, if you are in your early 30's watch this movie again, with an open mind and a critical eye. Awful.
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JwineingerSep 28, 2018
Enjoyable movie, crazy that it is on all time worst movie list. Fun movie to watch.
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10
Steven1981Apr 26, 2020
Cocktail is a romance drama film directed in 1988 by Roger Donaldson and stars Tom Cruise, Kelly Lynch, Bryan Brown and Elisabeth Shue.... Cocktail is an old film that I remember growing up and I can certainly say it's not the best film I'llCocktail is a romance drama film directed in 1988 by Roger Donaldson and stars Tom Cruise, Kelly Lynch, Bryan Brown and Elisabeth Shue.... Cocktail is an old film that I remember growing up and I can certainly say it's not the best film I'll be honest but it's fun and there are much worser movies. The short fight scenes involving Tom Cruise and Bryan Brown are great and a few others later. I like how Tom Cruise jumps from one woman to another and is the desire of every woman which is totally unrealistic and unbelievable. The acting isn't great but Tom Cruise carries the film in my opinion with help from Bryan Brown and I didn't find any of the characters annoying except the odd one or two. The bar scenes with Tom Cruise are great and learning how to flip bottles and the soundtrack is good except from a Jamaican song or something in the film. The romance aspects are good even if some bits cheesy and there's obviously sex scenes even if you don't see much nudity. Tom Cruise basically plays a bartender and gets taught by Doug Coughlin (Bryan Brown) how to be a bartender. Later on Tom Cruise starts a bartender business in Jamaica and gets a girl pregnant then cheats on her and gets back with her and then becomes a father at the end. Good enough film in my opinion and Kelly Lynch looked hot.… Expand
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JustinA.Jan 23, 2008
I've watched Cocktail so many times I feel as if it has become a part of my soul. I can think of nothing better to do on a lonely night than grab a beer and put on Cocktail. Tom Cruise is absolutely brilliant, as is Bryan Brown. The I've watched Cocktail so many times I feel as if it has become a part of my soul. I can think of nothing better to do on a lonely night than grab a beer and put on Cocktail. Tom Cruise is absolutely brilliant, as is Bryan Brown. The Jamaican interlude is one of the greatest pieces of filmmaking of all time. I can't explain what it is about this film that so deeply affects me, it just has this mysterious power over me, rendering me helpless and giddy. Websites like this are fascinating, because they just go to show that a widely praised film, such as "Once," may be the worst film of all time; meanwhile, one of the worst films of all-time, according to metacritic, is "Cocktail," which I consider to be a cinematic masterpiece. Do yourself a favor--never watch "Once," instead go out and buy Cocktail and watch it over and over again and try to grasp its beauty. But no matter how many times you watch Cocktail, you'll never be able to fully fathom its complexity and richness. --The Olde Philosopher.… Expand
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TommyAug 22, 2007
This is one of the most iconic films of the 80's. It literally oozes cool. This is not one of the 29 worst films of all time... Give me strength!
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SuperfreakNov 28, 2017
Seen this movie so many times, and always brings a tear to my eye. Certainly was of Toms better movies and with Bryan Brown rocking it definitely worth the watch
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hey07rsuAug 10, 2019
Cocktail
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OriginalDangerAug 29, 2020
Cocktail is a 1988 comedy, romance, drama starring Tom Cruise.... Brian Flannagan (Tom Cruise) looks for a job and is hired by some bartender named Doug Coughlin (Bryan Brown) then moves to Jamaica to run a bar up there and falls in love withCocktail is a 1988 comedy, romance, drama starring Tom Cruise.... Brian Flannagan (Tom Cruise) looks for a job and is hired by some bartender named Doug Coughlin (Bryan Brown) then moves to Jamaica to run a bar up there and falls in love with Jordan (Elisabeth Shue)... Cocktail is full of fights, great music, bar scenes, mild sex scenes, bad language, scenes of cheating and great moments apart from the suicide done by Bryan Brown's character which is slightly sad as his character in the film was pretty likeable.. Of course there's the odd character in Cocktail you may dislike, the acting is okay sort of even if sometimes over the top but Cocktail is a great film all in all.. Also stars Kelly Lynch and Gina Gershon.… Expand
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RCardJan 28, 2023
Wow! Someone paid to do this and someone paid to see it. Amazing! This is eschatology (almost).
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Tiber5Jan 12, 2017
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BroyaxJan 2, 2017
C'est dommage, grosso merdo la première moitié du film -à moins que ce ne soit plutôt le tiers ?- est bien menée dans le genre de la comédie légère et gentiment ironique malgré ou grâce à cette andouille de Tom Bouse, jeune bellâtre aux dentsC'est dommage, grosso merdo la première moitié du film -à moins que ce ne soit plutôt le tiers ?- est bien menée dans le genre de la comédie légère et gentiment ironique malgré ou grâce à cette andouille de Tom Bouse, jeune bellâtre aux dents longues qui jongle avec les bouteilles entre les cours.

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amheretojudgeSep 17, 2018
can be a diplomatic..

Cocktail Cocktail is a plot driven romantic drama about a guy going the distance with no bars held in order to achieve fame and success in a snap. It's various acts itself are filtered out with its own theme andcan be a diplomatic..

Cocktail

Cocktail is a plot driven romantic drama about a guy going the distance with no bars held in order to achieve fame and success in a snap. It's various acts itself are filtered out with its own theme and frankly none of them blends in, none of them makes sense. The songs are uplifting with a sizzling theme that oozes smoothness but has poor cinematography, amateur camera work and dull editing. Those cheap dialogues, shallow monologues, cheesy moves and weaving of unnecessary sequences that reeks commercial cinema in order to lure the audience in, gives away the tone of the feature within first few minutes. The bartending skills that Cruise adapts, his euphoric energy and all the lyrical songs performed makes it entertaining for the first act. And as it ages on screen, it makes less and less sense with its banal ideology to a point where the viewers finds itself waiting for the closure of the makers. It is a tale that expects you to keep your hands up and feel surrendered all the time in order to have a time of your life just like the characters are having, but if whatsoever sense kicks in even the smartest of all character, it is pretty Layman in this world. Cruise's energy is what fuels this teenager flick where his enthusiastic chants like "positive, positive thinking.." is genuinely hopeful to us, it's a completely different thing that it is shattered into bits latter.

Neither the structure nor earthiness that it aspires to foliate onto screen is worthy enough to brew the sincerity out of this "patch up and move on" characters. Cruise humming few songs, Coughlin's law and its ludicrous intensed last act that actually makes fun of itself and draws in most of the laughs are the high points of the feature. Cocktail is set in a world of "black and white" figurines, it neither is nor can be a diplomatic.… Expand
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rosenbaum51Jul 10, 2019
Totally corny script with a lot of funny and weird moments. The writers of this movies took a lot of time to make this movie funny.
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RobwinzAug 7, 2020
Cocktail is an ok movie, the plot is weird but Brian (Tom Cruise) is really good throughout this movie.

Also, there's some stupid moments throughout this movie, which don't make much sense or link up to anything. The movie's even got aCocktail is an ok movie, the plot is weird but Brian (Tom Cruise) is really good throughout this movie.

Also, there's some stupid moments throughout this movie, which don't make much sense or link up to anything.

The movie's even got a pretty good soundtrack, which include lots of good songs.

Finally, Tom Cruise is a really good bartender and he's honestly great at making drinks throughout this movie, I think him studying bartending for his role really paid off.

Overall, Cocktail is an ok movie. It's got a very questionable plot, a pretty good soundtrack and Tom Cruise being really good at making drinks as a bartender.… Expand
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Pan_KrytykJun 21, 2022
wasza ocena tego filmu jest niedorzeczna... owszem brak wielkiego aktorstwa czy zajebistego scenariusza.. ale z ocena przegieliscie pałe
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royalguy07Jul 14, 2023
Gets through on the sheer force of Cruise and Brown, even though it feels like they are performing in 2 completely different movies. So much unintentional comedy and too many good (bad) quotes to mention. The plot and characters are allGets through on the sheer force of Cruise and Brown, even though it feels like they are performing in 2 completely different movies. So much unintentional comedy and too many good (bad) quotes to mention. The plot and characters are all completely nonsensical.… Expand
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genealogypro11Jun 3, 2023
This movie is better than how they rated it in general...This movie is better than how they rated it in general...
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