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Cocktail (1988)

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Tom Cruise juggles Martini shakers and ice cubes as the materialistic Brian Flanagan, a bartender who drops out of school to search for the perfect "rich chick" who will bankroll him into luxury. Brian meets up with bar veteran Doug Couglin (Bryan Brown) and they put together a dance-duo bar-tending act, taking five minutes to a mix a drink as they dance and toss gin bottles behind the bar to cutting-edge rock music circa 1988. The patrons, instead of demanding the booze, are dazzled by their

R, 1 hr. 43 min.

Drama, Romance

Aug 13, 2002

Touchstone Pictures

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All Critics (25) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (18) | DVD (4)

The more you think about what really happens in Cocktail, the more you realize how empty and fabricated it really is.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | Comment
Chicago Sun-Times
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Cocktail is mud in your eye.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Washington Post | Comment
Washington Post
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Stupid vanity film for Cruise at his worst.

September 11, 2003 Comment
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Shaky, not stirring.

April 6, 2003 Comment
MovieCrypt.com

Puddle-deep and coated in neon.

July 25, 2002 Comment
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Audience Reviews for Cocktail

It's always an eye opening experience when you enjoy a film that you know you should hate. Such is the self hatred roller coaster of Cocktail, a very basic and uninspiring premise, also poorly executed, but way too much fun with its camp and cast of characters to incite the usual villagers with torches effect. Yes, the

July 29, 2010
FrizzDrop

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One of the best romantic films ever made. I'm in love with this film and Tom Cruise was exceptional.

June 23, 2011
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