Think what you want about Tom Cruise, but his charisma and superb acting in most all of his movies has contributed in making him such a successful actor. Such iconic movies as 'Top Gun', 'Risky Business', 'Jerry McGuire' have been made possible by this brilliant actor. I just recently saw 'Cocktail' and was equally impressed.
Bryan Flanagan (Cruise) is ambitious and dead-set on "making millions" in New York City, a goal he finds is easier said than done. Struggling to land a job, Cruise ends up bartending with his 'partner in crime' and mentor played by Bryan Brown. Using his good looks and charm, Cruise excells in the bar-tending world...but after a fallout with Brown, Cruise moves down to Jamaica to try and exploit the rich assholes that vacation there. Cruise is dealt a hard hand and learns many lessons upon returning back to New York, but in the end, finally gets to open his bar 'Flanagan's Cocktails and Dreams'. Throughout the movie there was an excess of bottles flipping and corny song-and-dance behind the bar, but the chemistry between Cruise and Brown proved believable. The glorification of a bartender's job truly made the occupation look enjoyable, and kind of made me want to enjoy a specialty drink while i was watching! The theme of bartender poems was out of place, but I found them pretty funny myself. It was not my favorite of Cruise's movies, but once again, he stood out and carried the cast. I thought it gets 2½/5 stars! ★★✬☆☆
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