Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Ava-Grace Willis Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

Roman Sampson One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

Rosie Searle It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

cheryllawrence-41883 Cocktail is a decent movie- nothing special but a nice little diversion. If nothing else a reminder of the type of films the late 80s churned out. Tom Cruise, at the height of his superstardom plays a bartender who is coached by Bryan Brown in the big apple and then relocates to Jamaica. This is a good one time watch (preferably with a drink) and the locations and characters are innocent enough to be enamored with. If you have nothing to do on a lazy afternoon you can slip a disc of Cocktail in your player and get lost in not too heavy handed nostalgia.

slightlymad22 Cocktail (1988)Plot In A Paragraph: Brian Flanagan (Tom Crusie) an ambitious student learns the tricks of the trade and a few life lessons from Doug Coglan (Bryan Brown) a talented New York City bartender. After serious Cruise in The Colour Of Money, it was back to flashy/commercial Cruise in Cocktail. This movie appears on a lot of So Bad, It's Good lists, which I think is unfair. It's hardly Showgirls, and it perfectly captures the time and the excess of the late 80's. It's a bit more style over substance, but so what?? Like most 80's movies, it also has a great soundtrack too. A great, fun soundtrack can totally make a silly movie (and Cocktail is silly) better.Cruise may not be at his dramatic best, but he is it his charming, smiling best. I have to admit, I develop a crush on Elizabeth Shue, every single time I watch this movie. Brian Flanagan steals every scene he is in (Dman that man is charismatic in this movie) Gina Gershon is fine in her small role and Kelly Lynch looks superb in several bikinis. The reshot scenes stand out, mainly due to Cruise's hair (it's longer, how he has it in Rain Man) apparently these reshoots cut down Shue and Lynch screen time, whilst relegating Dougs plans and subsequent problems to almost a single scene. Although, probably not in my Top 10 Cruise movies, I usually watch this movie every year or so, and always enjoy it. Cocktail grossed $78 million at the domestic box office, to end the year the 9th highest grossing movie of 1988. For some reason I had it in my head this movie under performed, But it was Cruise's second highest grosser (behind Top Gun) and second best chart position (also behind Top Gun)

Marian20 After the box office success of Top Gun that catapulted Tom Cruise into mega-stardom,the producers and director Roger Donaldson cast him to make a film that has themes about love and materialism.And the result is Cocktail.It tells the story of Brian Flanagan,a former member of the U.S. Army who goes home to New York hoping to make a big fortune for himself.He starts looking for a job at Wall Street but nobody hires him which makes him end up in meeting Douglas Coughlin,an owner of bar.It results in him into becoming a bartender.This started to become a father-and-son relationship with Douglas mentoring Brian about the so-called "essentials of bartending" and life in general.Unfortunately,it ends up in a break-up after getting involved in an unlikely love triangle involving Coral.This prompts Brian to move to Jamaica wherein he meets a vacationing artist Jordan Mooney and romance between them results.The story progresses with a conflict between them,Douglas and Brian re-uniting,Brian becoming a boy-toy of a rich woman and later having Brian realize his materialistic ways and promises to change for the better and fight for love of Jordan,who unknowingly was a daughter of a Wall Street executive.No question that the movie is definitely shallow and simplistic.It wasn't meant for the audience to become better people despite the fact that the theme of materialism was brought up and making a message that money isn't everything in life.It was basically all about Tom Cruise and bartending.It was about life of the barman and bars.No question that Tom Cruise's charm and appeal was enough to bring people into the theaters.Aside from Cruise,the film also has great soundtrack.In the end,this unforgettable 80's box office guilty pleasure hit will never fall short of entertainment.An enjoyable bad movie indeed.

Davis P I almost couldn't finish this junk. Tom cruise made a POOR choice by being involved in this, and so did Elisabeth Shue. I like both of the lead actors, but in other movies. The script was very poor and bland, the acting was less than mediocre, and the movie made like no sense! It just told this boring stupid bartenders life story, with his love interest, Elisabeth Shue. Really, there's just nothing remotely entertaining at all here! This film really just came off as a gigantic mess, and a deserved flop. Very poor young Tom Cruise. 1/10. It didn't seen like anyone even cared while shooting this lazy and tired movie, Cocktail (1988)