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Rating: 2 stars

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Cocktail (1988)

Directed by Roger Donaldson

Romance

Most recently watched by Angjonesy

Overview

After being discharged from the Army, Brian Flanagan moves back to Queens and takes a job in a bar run by Doug Coughlin, who teaches Brian the fine art of bar-tending. Brian quickly becomes a patron favorite with his flashy drink-mixing style, and Brian adopts his mentor’s cynical philosophy on life and goes for the money.

Rated R | Length 104 minutes

Actors

Tom Cruise | Bryan Brown | Elisabeth Shue | Lisa Banes | Kelly Lynch | Gina Gershon | Ron Dean | Ellen Foley | Chris Owens | Louis Ferreira | James Eckhouse | Laurence Luckinbill | Paul Benedict | Robert Donley | Andrea Doven | John Graham | Richard Thorn | Robert Greenberg | Harvey J. Alperin | Sandra Will | Allan Wasserman | E. Hampton Beagle | Parker Whitman | Richard Livingston | Bill Bateman | Jean St. James | Rosalyn Marshall | Jeff Silverman | Rich Crater | Marykate Harris | Lew Saunders | Jack Newman | Diane Douglass | George Sperdakos | David Chant | Dianne Heatherington | Arlene Mazerolle | Paul Abbott | Ellen Maguire | Larry Block | Kelly Connell | Gerry Bamman | Reathel Bean | Peter Boyden | Luther Hansraj | Kenneth McGregor | Liisa Repo-Martell | Adam Furfaro | Kim Nelles | David L. Crowley | James Mainprize | Gregg Baker | Jaap Broeker | Vivian Palermo | Garry Pastore | Andrew Shue | Karen Starr

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

I remember seeing this in the theater and hating it. I really almost walked out. So, I figured it was worth another view since it was on cable. It’s not as bad as I remember, but it’s also not very good. The first half of the film with Bryan Brown and Cruise rocking the bars with their swagger and drink mixing moves is pretty excellent. Then it devolves into a totally lame and dickless romantic story between Cruise and Shue that leaves me bored to tears. I’d give it one more star than I did before. So yeah…2 stars, so it’s still pretty bad but not “worst movie ever” quality.

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