Have you seen "American Psycho?" There is a character in there that raves about the depth he feels are in vapid New Wave 80s music...it reminds me of people that like Cocktail.
It was just a vapid film from start to finish. Eye candy with Shue and Lynch's bathing suit...but really that was just to add the cherry on top of everything that was bad about the 80s.
The 80s is the decade that people look back on and think...at least the comedies were good. The comedies are a format that allows for vapid mindlessness.
"Let's make a drama about a bar tender that makes it celebrity big?" What? No! You want a movie about a bar...watch "Tree's Lounge." This is like, even bar tenders can become rich and famous and live the 80s dream...it doesn't work. "Wall Street" works when you're making movies about the 80s dream. "The Secret of My Success" works because it's a comedy and you aren't supposed to take it seriously. "Quicksilver" works because it has Kevin Bacon in it and that whole "you too can be a scumbag" thing is left far to the side.
"Cocktail" is really the story about a corporate bartender at 80s nightclubs...yeah, it has all the taste the plot implies.
Pass on it...but buy the soundtrack if you can.
It was just a vapid film from start to finish. Eye candy with Shue and Lynch's bathing suit...but really that was just to add the cherry on top of everything that was bad about the 80s.
The 80s is the decade that people look back on and think...at least the comedies were good. The comedies are a format that allows for vapid mindlessness.
"Let's make a drama about a bar tender that makes it celebrity big?" What? No! You want a movie about a bar...watch "Tree's Lounge." This is like, even bar tenders can become rich and famous and live the 80s dream...it doesn't work. "Wall Street" works when you're making movies about the 80s dream. "The Secret of My Success" works because it's a comedy and you aren't supposed to take it seriously. "Quicksilver" works because it has Kevin Bacon in it and that whole "you too can be a scumbag" thing is left far to the side.
"Cocktail" is really the story about a corporate bartender at 80s nightclubs...yeah, it has all the taste the plot implies.
Pass on it...but buy the soundtrack if you can.