Directed by:
Roger DonaldsonScreenplay:
Heywood GouldCinematography:
Dean SemlerComposer:
J. Peter RobinsonCast:
Tom Cruise, Bryan Brown, Elisabeth Shue, Lisa Banes, Laurence Luckinbill, Kelly Lynch, Gina Gershon, James Eckhouse, Andrew Shue, Louis Ferreira, Paul Benedict (more)VOD (4)
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Brian Flanagan (Tom Cruise) is a self-assured young man trying to enter the business world in New York - but the only job he can get is tending a bar. Teaming up with older barman Doug Coughlin (Bryan Brown), Brian soon becomes the hottest cocktail-mixer in town, and the pair plan to open their own chain of bars. Unfortunately, Brian soon discovers that he has responsibilities nearer home. (Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment)
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Tom Cruise is surprisingly charming behind the bar and his poetic escapades will bring a pleasant feeling of a light smile to many viewers. And although the story about how a nobody came to money and fortune is quite clichéd, with the sound of a 80s pop, pleasant nostalgia and plenty of alcohol, you can't completely dismiss it. The romantic line is predictable to a fault, the actions of the main character are sometimes slightly foolish, and the whole thing is overly sentimental and shallow, but Roger Donaldson's creation is unusually likeable, and even though you will shake your every 5 minutes, you can't help but yearn for the Hollywood that used to be during the final credits.
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