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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
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Good acting and an interesting story of a young man who learns what's important in life. Great soundtrack. Good mixture of comedy and drama.
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Great story about a flaky guy getting his crap together and realizing that there are no get rich quick schemes. Great film about a guy living in a dream who does come to settle into reality.
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This movie has great acting, great music and great locations! Lessons learned the hard way will be remembered forever. A must have if you like Tom Cruise.
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super!
i received my movie very fast (within 10 days) with execellent quality. thanks again.
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J'ai reçu le film plus tot que prévue avec une excellente qualité. Read more
Published 7 months ago by stephane
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I was really happy to find this dvd I do remember seeing this movie many times years ago. The packaging was great and the delivery was quick. Really happy with my purchase.
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Published 21 months ago by cheryl
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Cocktails Galore!
Brian Flanagan(Tom Cruise) plans with his middle-aged buddy Doug(Bryan Brown) to open a cocktail bar Cocktails & Dreams. He studies bartending at a community college. Read more
Published on Jun 13 2004 by andy8047
1.0 out of 5 stars
Molotov cocktail please!
God what a turkey! But it was the 80's afterall.
Published on May 2 2004 by Verity
1.0 out of 5 stars
good gawd!
this 'movie' is the most excerable lesson in bad marketing, mass production over art and a super egotistical 'star' whose hang ups about his height have overwhelmed to the degree... Read more
Published on April 23 2004
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One of his best!!
Granted, it's cheesy, but when you look beyond the simple story and thrown in plot twists, it's awesome!! Read more
Published on Dec 31 2003
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Best!
Essentially, "Cocktail" is nothing more than your average 'popcorn flick'. However, it is a darn good one. Read more
Published on Aug 26 2003
1.0 out of 5 stars
I would have given it zero, but that's not allowed.
This is one of the funniest movies that I have ever seen in my life. Imagine this....cast your mind.... Read more
Published on Aug 9 2003 by Zachary S. Graves
5.0 out of 5 stars
I could SOOOOO identify with Tom's character at one point
This began as a so-so film for me, sort of light and easy to watch, until it reached the part where Tom Cruise takes up with the wealthy woman in New York and becomes a kept man. Read more
Published on May 20 2003 by J. Reynolds
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