Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

.Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

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.

A talented New York City bartender takes a job at a bar in Jamaica and falls in love. Tom Cruise is brilliant in 'Cocktail' and i really mean that the man gave once again an excellent perfomance the same also goes for Elisabeth Shue who really had a terrific chemistry with him and felt realistic enough. The storyline is quite simple and showcases the dreams of a man trying to become a big name, have a job and do something for himself in general. Bryan Brown was also truly excellent in this movie. Dramatic, Funny but also entertaining this is 80's at it's Best. (A+)

Finally watched the movie as a memory of someone I knew, who had a part in a scene as an extra. I didn't even recognize them.Just awful dreck. Cruise is his usual youthful Cruisesque acting, which in a venue such a this, you'll swear you've seen before somewhere.Instead of a figher jet, it's a booze bottle, and there's not that much action either.Plot's thinner than skimmed pea soup.It's so bad that it leaves you cringing at the hideous 80's style of Cruise, with his painful effort to act as a showoff. Best leave this one to the dustbin.

This is one of those movies that I should like but I don't. It's a film I really wanted to like/enjoy but it did not thrill me at all. I have NOTHING bad to say about this movie - it just was not my personal taste in movies.I mean, I like Tom Cruise (he's a great actor). I like Elisabeth Shue, I like music they used for this movie, I would love to go to Jamaica and it's a nice story. Why don't I like this film? I still cannot put my finger on it. I do not hate this movie but it's not a film that I enjoyed watching. This is another movie I will have to rate in the middle of the road.5/10